I had one removed, and now I need to go back for yearly screenings. I’m just wondering had I not gone, how many more years it would have taken to turn into colon cancer.
Dr. Andrew Ko of the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center explores how research and advances in technologies are impacting clinical care of colon cancer. Ko’s research is in the development of new treatment strategies, including molecularly targeted therapies, for patients with gastrointestinal malignancies. Series: UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public [8/2008] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 14831]
I’m 22 years old and I’m having some problems. I have streaks of blood in my stools and I;m having a hard time going to the bathroom. I keep getting constipated. I eat fiber rich oatmeal and fiber bars almost everyday and I still have issues. I’m constantly bloated and gassy. Could this be colon cancer?
Colon cancer can affect the body by causing anemia, tiredness, black or tarry stool and blood in the rectum. Learn how colon cancer cells leach nutrients from food going through the colon with information from a doctor in this free video on cancer. Expert: Dr. David Cathcart Bio: Dr. David Cathcart specializes in occupational medicine and has an in-depth knowledge of cancer, as well as experience dealing with cancer patients and treatment for multiple years. Filmmaker: Johnny Cathcart
Two months after a colectomy,my mom recently had a brain scan which showed 2 nodules in the left parietal lobe.The doctors have ruled out TB and toxoplasmosis.Her doctor says that colon cancer can not spread to her brain without affecting the liver.Is that True?
A 39-year-old colon cancer survivor says she hopes she can get the message out that the disease isn’t found just in the elderly, and she’s taken to modeling to do it.
What are some of the signs when you first get colon cancer and if you wait a couple years and find out you have colon cancer what are the different signs?
Adenocarcinoma of the Transverse Colon taken by Dr. Julio Murra Saca This is the case of a 42 year-old male, with no significant past medical history presented with abdominal pain and no weight loss was reported. Adenocarcinoma of the colon is a primary cause of mortality and morbidity in North America and Western Europe. Colonic cancers are the most common GI carcinomas and have the best prognosis. The 5-year survival rate is approximately 50%. Survival rates may be improved by screening and removal of adenomatous polyps. Almost all colonic cancers are primary adenocarcinomas.
My doctor is planning on doing the laproscopic surgery for colon cancer and I was wondering if anyone in here had had this?
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