If cancer is diagnosed, treatment will depend on whether it’s colon or rectal cancer, and the stage of the cancer.
The main treatment options for colon cancer are surgery and chemotherapy.
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Surgery
In the early stages of colon cancer, the surgeon can remove the cancer from the bowel along a border of healthy tissue; this is known as a local resection.
Alternatively, the surgeon might remove all or part of the colon that contains the tumours; this is known as a colectomy.
Source: Daily Express
