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Post a new topicby contentuser on Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:34 am

Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Colon Cancer(Free Handout)

Colorectal Cancer Treatment

Surgery is the treatment of choice for colorectal cancer. Treatment depends on the stage of the disease and the overall health of the patient. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy may be used as adjuvant treatment (i.e., in addition to surgery).


Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

Radical bowel resection, also called partial colectomy and hemicolectomy, is used to treat 80-90% of colorectal canc...Read the full article
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