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Colon Cancer Surgery
Colon is the lowest part of the digestive tract of human body. Also known as the colorectal cancer, it is a malignant tumor that arises in the inner wall of large intestine or rectum. The major cause of this disease is colon polyps which are often left untreated during colonoscopy.
SYMPTOMS
- Change in bowel habits
- Persistent pain in abdomen
- Rectal bleeding
- Unexplained weight loss
- Fatigue or weakness
- Dark colored stools
- Continual urge to defecate
DIAGNOSIS
- Colonoscopy – A procedure where long tube with camera at one end is inserted into the rectum for inside inspection. If polyps are found they are taken out and sent for the biopsy to confirm whether they are cancerous or not.
- Complete physical exam
- Family medical and physical history
AVAILABLE TREATMENTS IN INDIA:
- Surgery – a procedure in which the oncologist remove the entire colon or a part of colon that has cancer. This procedure is called as colectomy. In some cases near by lymph nodes are also removed depending on the stage of the cancer. Now a day’s laparoscopic surgery are performed to treat large polyps.
- Chemotherapy – A procedure of treating cancer by drugs or chemicals to slow down or even stop the cancerous cells.
- Radiation Therapy – A procedure in which high energy rays are used to damage the cancer cells.
