Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the United States, according to MedlinePlus, a service of the National Institutes of Health. The risk of developing this form of cancer increases past the age of 50. Diet and family history...
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...
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...
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...
Colon cancer surgery is a common treatment for colon or rectal cancer. During the surgery, doctors remove cancerous growths in and around the colon, then re-connect or re-route the colon if necessary to allow for proper digestion and movement of...
Incontinence is the inability to control your bowels or bladder. Urinary incontinence is sometimes referred to as an overactive bladder. There are different forms of urinary incontinence that can range from mild to severe. You may experience a...
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...
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...
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...
The laparoscopic, or minimally invasive, treatment of colon and rectal cancer has gained popularity recently, and for good reason -- when performed by trained surgeons, the outcomes are as good as those for traditional open surgery but much less...
Prostate cancer, one of the most common cancers in men, occurs in the prostate, a gland located under the bladder that wraps around the urethra. Prostate cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in men of any age and the most common...
Colon surgery involves surgical intervention on any part of the intestines and can be performed for a number of reasons including colon cancer, inflammatory diseases, chronic constipation and fistulas, or unnatural openings in the colon. Following...
Colon cancer forms in the tissues of the longest part of the large intestine, Almost all cases of colon cancer require surgery but with modern advances and early detection, less than 5% of patients will require a colostomy according to the...
The large intestine, or colon, is the lower portion of your digestive tract responsible for removing excess water from food waste then moving waste to the rectum for elimination. Cancer of the colon, rectum or colorectal region generally begins as...
Fecal incontinence is the inability to control your bowels. Those with fecal incontinence experience a leakage of stool from the rectum that can range from a slight leakage to a complete loss of bowel control. Fecal incontinence can affect people...
Rectal cancer is cancer of the rectum, which comprises the last six inches of the digestive system, according to the American Cancer Society. This cancer is often combined with colon cancer and termed colorectal cancer. Treatment for rectal cancer...
Colon surgery involves surgical treatment on any part of your intestines. It is routinely performed for chronic constipation, unnatural colon openings, inflammatory diseases and colon cancer, reports Marvin Corman in "Colon and Rectal Surgery."...
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,...
Colon cancer is the most frequent malignant disease among the elderly, reports an article published in the September 2000 issue of "The Lancet." A common treatment of colon cancer is surgery to remove the affected part of the tumor. Colon surgery...
Radiation therapy (also known as radiotherapy) is a standard type of cancer treatment. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) says the most common form of radiation therapy is called external beam radiation. It points high-powered x-rays straight...
