The What, How and Why of Colon Cancer
So as you may or may not know, March was National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. This month in particular is used to bring awareness to Colon Cancer and it gives the practitioner a way of educating people about what it is, what is does, how to get screened and treatments that are available. What is Colon Cancer? Cancer of the colon or rectum is located in the lower digestive track Early cases can begin as non-cancer polyps. This type of cancer often has no symptoms, but can be detected by early screening. For this reason, doctors , and I, highly recommend you get screened in your early 50’s. Colorectal Cancer treatment depends on the size and the location and how far the cancer has spread. Common treatments include; surgery to remove the cancer, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Colon Cancer is sometimes called Rectal Cancer which is a term to combine colon cancer and rectal cancer, which begins in the rectum. Rectal cancer starts in the colon. Indirectly, this cancer ca