2024年12月19日 · If colon cancer develops, many treatments can help control it. Treatments include surgery, radiation therapy and medicines, such as chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy. Colon cancer is sometimes called colorectal cancer. This term combines colon cancer and rectal cancer, which begins in the rectum.

2024年12月19日 · Colon cancer treatment usually involves surgery to remove the cancer. Your health care team might recommend other treatments, such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Your treatment options depend on the cancer's location and its stage.

2024年12月19日 · The rectum is the last several inches of the large intestine. It starts at the end of the final segment of the colon and ends when it reaches the short, narrow passage known as the anus. Cancer inside the rectum and cancer inside the colon are often referred to together as colorectal cancer.

2020年2月20日 · They found a 5cm tumor in the recto sigmoid colon. They biopsied it and want to schedule surgery to remove it. I'm scared. I'm on night 2 of no sleep because my mind is racing as I consider all the scenarios. Tips? Thoughts? Anything? Is it at all possible a tumor that size would not be cancerous? I am so scared

2022年10月8日 · My 5cm mass is where sigmoid and rectum connect. I also have spots on my liver and lymph nodes near tumor. I’ve been thru 8 rounds of Folfox chemo (4 months) then 27day of radiation/chemo (xeloda) combo.

2023年5月4日 · The tumor is in a place that makes it difficult to remove, such as near a large blood vessel. Health care professionals are overcoming these obstacles with a new treatment called hepatic artery infusion pump chemotherapy that shrinks liver tumors, giving more people a chance for surgery.

2022年3月17日 · "Up to 30% of patients with colon cancer will develop a spot in their liver of metastasis at some point in their fight against colon cancer," explains Dr. Cleary. He says while the diagnosis is serious, recent advances in treatment have improved the outlook for patients.

Like a colonoscopy, this uses a small tube with a light and camera but examines just the last third of your colon, called the sigmoid. Most of the colon is not seen with this screening test, so some polyps and cancers may not be found.

A colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer. Colon cancer can be fatal when found in its later stages. Anyone can develop colon polyps. You're at higher risk if you are 50 or older, are overweight or are a smoker.

2024年12月19日 · Rectal cancer diagnosis often begins with an imaging test to look at the rectum. A thin, flexible tube with a camera may be passed into the rectum and colon. A sample of tissue may be taken for lab testing. Rectal cancer can be found during a screening test for colorectal cancer. Or it may be suspected based on your symptoms.