Chemotherapy is often used as a treatment for colorectal cancer, and treatment regimens typically consist of a combination of drugs in order to be more effective. FOLFOX is one regimen for advanced colorectal cancer, and consists of the drugs...
Metastatic rectal cancer is cancer arising from the rectum that has spread beyond the rectum, usually to the liver, lungs, ovaries and elsewhere in the abdominal cavity. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), treatment options at this...
Rectal cancer, often called colorectal cancer, is cancer involving the rectum, or the last several inches of the colon. Stage I rectal cancer involves the cancer spreading from the inner most layer of the rectal wall, or mucosa, to deeper tissue...
Colorectal cancer is a term that encompasses both colon cancer and rectal cancer. Colon cancer refers to cancer that originates in the longest part of the large intestine, while rectal cancer starts in the last few inches of the large intestine...
The most common sites of metastasis for rectal cancer include the liver, lung and ovaries, says the National Cancer Institute. Rectal cancer that has metastasized to other organs, such as the liver, is classified as stage IV rectal cancer and is...
Bowel cancer is known as colorectal cancer, Dr. Jonathan Rhodes, a gastroenterologist in Great Britain, writes on the website Net Doctor. It begins with cells that line the bowel, and in most cases a majority of colon cancers take place in the...
Colorectal cancer is a type of disease that develops when abnormal cancerous cells begin to grow within the lining of your colon (large intestine) and rectum. Though the cause of this disease is unknown, certain risk factors, such as increased...
According to Professor Jonathan Rhodes of Netdoctor, bowel cancer--known better as colon cancer--is a cancer of either the colon or rectum that affects the cells lining the bowel. While it is the second most common cause of cancer related deaths,...
The large intestine is over 6 feet long, with the last 6 inches or so forming the rectum and the anal canal, which ends at the body opening called the anus. Rectal cancer forms in the rectum, usually starting in the tissue that lines the inside...
Each year, an estimated 50,000 Americans die from rectal and colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, which is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society and the Centers for...
