| Colon cancer is a very dominant kind of cancer that | | | | patient's body. Surgeons also remove a healthy |
| has an occurrence rate only second to lung cancer. | | | | portion of the colon from either side of the growth |
| Research has been done for several years in an | | | | to be extra cautious. The severed colon is then |
| attempt to find treatment methods for colon cancer. | | | | sutured back together. A colon cancer surgery is |
| Today, there are three common kinds of treatment | | | | usually preceded by a temporary colostomy where a |
| for colon cancer: surgery, radiation therapy, and | | | | bag is inserted into the digestive system to remove |
| chemotherapy. Of course, the research is also being | | | | body waste. |
| done for new and more efficient treatment methods. | | | | Colonoscopy can also be used to remove the growth |
| The nature of the cancer and the stage the cancer is | | | | if the colon cancer is detected in its nascent stages. |
| in governs the treatment method of colon cancer. | | | | In radiation therapy, on the other hand, high-energy |
| Specialists may use more than one method at one | | | | rays target the cancerous growth areas to shrink |
| time to treat colon cancer patients. Also, treatment | | | | and kill the cancer cells. If specialists think that the |
| methods are usually backed up with one another, for | | | | cancer may have spread to other areas as well, they |
| instance, a patient may be administered | | | | advise chemotherapy. Chemotherapy works through |
| chemotherapy after undergoing surgery. Most | | | | injecting anti-cancer drugs into the system. These |
| patients like to spend time with their doctor trying to | | | | drugs reach the cancerous cells and destroy them. |
| determine the best treatment plan. | | | | These treatment methods are able to significantly |
| In colon surgery, surgeons remove the cancerous | | | | increase one's lifespan and even help cure the disease |
| growth as well as nearby lymph nodes from the | | | | completely. |
| colon to eradicate the cancerous cells from the | | | | |