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Treatment Possibilities for Colorectal Cancer

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



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