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What is Colorectal cancer?
Cancer that begins in the colon is called colon cancer, and cancer that begins in the rectum is called rectal cancer. Cancers affecting either of these organs also may be called colorectal cancer.
Colorectal cancer occurs when some of the cells that line the colon or the rectum become abnormal and grow out of control. The abnormal growing cells create a tumor, which is the cancer.
Colon cancer, when discovered early, is highly treatable. Even if it spreads into nearby lymph nodes, surgical treatment followed by chemotherapy is highly successful. In the most difficult cases - when the cancer has metastasized to the liver, lungs or other sites - treatment can prolong and add to one's quality of life.
Obesity Increases the Risk for Colorectal Cancer and Polyps
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Mar 15 12
Facts About Colorectal Cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Mar 11 12
Fat Intake and Colorectal Cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Mar 11 12
Sugar + Fat Might Add up to Colon Cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Mar 11 12
Study shows how high-fat diets increase colon cancer risk
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Mar 08 12
Internists echo call for colon cancer screening
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Mar 06 12
Five Facts to Help Reduce Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer:
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Mar 03 12
Colonoscopy Prevents Deaths From Colon Cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Feb 23 12
Colon cancer study backs blood stool screening test
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Feb 23 12
Balancing oxaliplatin dose with neurological side effects in metastatic colon cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Feb 02 12
Cocoa could prevent intestinal pathologies such as colon cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jan 26 12
Roche’s Avastin helps colorectal cancer patients
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jan 26 12
Cocoa could prevent intestinal pathologies such as colon cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jan 24 12
Compounds in mate tea induce death in colon cancer cells
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jan 24 12
Identified a cause of resistance to colon cancer treatment
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jan 23 12
Study examines quality of colonoscopy reporting and performance
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jan 23 12
Study showed oxaliplatin improved colon cancer patient survival
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jan 21 12
Drug improves survival of colorectal cancer patients, trial results show
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jan 18 12
Researchers discover genes involved in colorectal cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Nov 06 11
Researchers Find Possible Link Between Bacterium and Colon Cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Oct 18 11
Does sex matter in colon cancer screening?
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Sep 29 11
Protein found in heart may be target for colon cancer therapies
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Sep 14 11
Folate tied to lower colon cancer risk
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Sep 04 11
Vitamin D levels tied to colon cancer risk
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Sep 02 11
Program Identifies Families at High Risk for Colorectal Cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Sep 01 11
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