The first treatment for colon cancer is usually surgery to remove a section of the colon. This is called a partial colectomy. Most often, doctors can reconnect the separated sections of the colon ...

A simple blood test has shown promising results in accurately detecting colon cancer, a deadly disease that is rising at an ...

Yep, they form a digestive tube so lengthy it's got two sections. The so-called small intestine is about 22 feet long on average. That's over three times the size of LeBron James. The small ...

Bowel cancer can start in the large bowel (colon cancer) or back passage (rectal cancer). It is also called colorectal cancer. This section is about treatment for colon cancer that hasn't spread to ...

Dr. Parul Shukla, a colon and rectal surgeon with Northwell Health, said there’s a key piece of advice he always gives patients when it comes to preventing colorectal cancer. And while it might ...

Your treatment depends on whether you have colon or rectal cancer. Your treatment also depends on a number of factors including how far the cancer has grown, whether it has spread anywhere else in ...