Cancer Of The Colon

ColonCancer

By Naomi West

Colon Cancer is one of the most deadly forms of cancer that is affecting close to 100,000 Americans every year. Many of these patients are diagnosed with a form of this cancer known as metastatic colon cancer. This means that the symptoms can only be diagnosed when the disease is in the advanced stages. This makes it difficult for doctors to treat it properly. Yet, there are patients that have been able to live for many years after the diagnosis.

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What Is Colon Cancer?

By Christoph Puetz

Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine (colon), the lower part of your digestive system.

By Michael Russell

The part of the large intestine that joins the small intestine is called the caecum. Directly above the anus is a short length of large intestine - 12-15cm long - called the rectum.

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