Colon cancer - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic If your colon cancer screening results are not typical or you are diagnosed with colon cancer, the team at Mayo Clinic is here to help you understand your diagnosis and the treatments that can help you
Colon cancer treatment - Mayo Clinic “We are offering the latest approaches to treating colon cancer, including chemotherapies, immunotherapies and advanced surgical approaches We can even perform a liver transplant for some patients whose cancer has spread to the liver
Stage 4 (metastatic) colon cancer - Symptoms and causes Find out about symptoms and complications for this advanced stage of colon cancer Learn about treatment options, including chemotherapy, surgery and targeted medicines
Rectal cancer - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Colorectal cancer screening reduces the risk of cancer by finding precancerous polyps in the colon and rectum that could turn into cancer Ask your healthcare professional about when you should begin screening
You’re at risk of colorectal cancer. Know the symptoms. Get screened. Most colorectal polyps do not cause symptoms, so you may have polyps without knowing it This is why beginning colorectal cancer screening at the recommended age of 45 is critical Screening reduces the risk of cancer by identifying polyps in the colon and rectum that could develop into cancer
Early-onset colon cancer - Mayo Clinic Colon cancer usually begins as small clumps of cells called polyps that form in the section of the large intestine called the colon Rectal cancer starts as a growth of cells in the last several inches of the large intestine, called the rectum