Colon Cancer With Liver Involvement
- Colon and Rectal Cancers - Prevention
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Treatment
A diagnosis of cancer will lead to staging and other tests to help determine the outlook and the appropriate treatments. Treatment for colorectal cancer includes surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. These treatment methods may be combined.
- Surgery is used for early-stage colorectal cancer. Usually, the tumor is removed along with part of the colon and nearby lymph nodes.
- Chemotherapy may be given after surgery to kill any remaining cancer cells. It may also be given along with radiation...
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Colon and Rectal Cancers: Treatment for Metastasized Colorecta...
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
for Metastasized Colorectal CancerThe liver is the most frequent site for colorectal cancers to spread (metastasized). Here, treatments may slow the... Read more »
Secondary Liver Cancer
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Metastasis is a secondary malignant tumor - one that has spread from a primary site to affect other parts of the body. A metastasis in the liver may... Read more »
Colon cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Colorectal cancer; Cancer - colon; Rectal cancer; Cancer - rectum; Adenocarcinoma - colon; Colon - adenocarcinomaSymptomsMany cases of colon cancer... Read more »
Colon and Rectal Cancers: Causes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
CausesIn most cases of colon or rectal cancers, the cause or causes are unknown. Defects in genes that normally protect against cancer play the major... Read more »
Colon and Rectal Cancers: Diagnosis
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SurgeryIn the earliest stages of colorectal cancer (stage 0 and some stage I cases) polyps can be removed during a colonoscopy in a procedure called... Read more »
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