| In order to see how to treat colorectal
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| | other affected organs.
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| cancer doctors must first stage the
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| | Surgery for colon cancer refers to
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| cancer. This can be made after three
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| | removing the cancerous part of the colon
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| systems: Dukes, Astler-Coller and AJC
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| | and then reconnecting the two ends of the
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| TNM.
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| | colon. Also, the nearby lymph nodes and a
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| The classification of cancer after AJC
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| | part of the normal tissue will be removed
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| TNM is:
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| | too. Some of the early stages of colon
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| Stage 0: the cancerous tumor affects only
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| | cancer can be resolved during
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| the inner layer of the colon or the
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| | colonoscopy. The patient will recover
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| rectal lining. The indicated treatment is
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| | after a period of time that varies with
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| surgery, for removing tumors and polyps.
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| | age, general health and the cancer's
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| No further treatment is necessary.
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| | extension.
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| Stage I: the tumor has spread deeply in
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| | Surgery for rectal cancer will be made
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| the inner line of the colon or rectum but
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| | after chemotherapy and radiotherapy if
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| has not broken through the colon wall
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| | the cancer is in an advanced stage.
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| yet. The recommended treatment is surgery
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| | If the cancer is caused by polyps they
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| with no other additional treatment after
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| | must be removed by a procedure called
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| the surgery.
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| | Polypectomy. A local excision can be made
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| Stage II: the tumor has broken through
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| | in other cases and will remove
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| the colon wall but has not spread to the
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| | superficial cancers from the inner layer
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| lymph nodes yet. Surgery is indicated and
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| | of rectum along with some health tissue
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| chemotherapy or radiotherapy is needed in
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| | from nearby. Frequently a low anterior
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| some cases.
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| | resection can be made in order to treat
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| Stage III: the lymph nodes are affected
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| | colorectal cancers but the tumor must not
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| by the tumor. In colon cancer
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| | be situated very close to the anal
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| chemotherapy is needed after surgery; in
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| | sphincter. Other solutions are the
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| rectum cancer chemotherapy or
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| | abdominoperineal resection and in the
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| radiotherapy is made before or after the
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| | most desperate cases when other organs
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| surgery.
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| | are involved the pelvic exenteration will
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| Stage IV: the cancer has spread and
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| | be applied.
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| affected other organs like lungs and
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| | Going to regularly check-ups and seeing
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| liver. In this case chemotherapy and
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| | your doctor from the first symptoms of
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| radiotherapy will be applied both in
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| | colorectal cancer you can treat cancer
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| order to stop the rectum from being
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| | from its beginnings, avoid complications
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| blocked. Sometimes surgery will be needed
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| | during drastic therapy and recover faster
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| in order to remove the tumors from the
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| | from the disease.
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