Surgery is the main treatment for colon cancer. Usually, the cancer and a length of normal colon on either side of the cancer (as well as nearby lymph nodes) are removed.
December 30, 2004 (Press Release) --
Surgery for Colon Cancer
Surgery is the main treatment for colon cancer. Usually, the cancer and a length of normal colon on either side of the cancer (as well as nearby lymph nodes) are removed. The two ends of the colon are then sewn back together. For colon cancer, a colostomy (an opening in the abdomen for getting rid of body wastes) is not usually needed, although sometimes a temporary colostomy may be done. Sometimes very early colon cancer can be removed through a colonoscope. When this is done, the doctor does not have to cut into the abdomen.
http://www.cancer.org/
Surgery for Colon Cancer
Surgery is the main treatment for colon cancer. Usually, the cancer and a length of normal colon on either side of the cancer (as well as nearby lymph nodes) are removed. The two ends of the colon are then sewn back together. For colon cancer, a colostomy (an opening in the abdomen for getting rid of body wastes) is not usually needed, although sometimes a temporary colostomy may be done. Sometimes very early colon cancer can be removed through a colonoscope. When this is done, the doctor does not have to cut into the abdomen.
http://www.cancer.org/
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