Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer if you don’t count skin cancers. If the cancer hasn’t spread, then one of the possible treatments is a sigmoid colectomy. That may be a ...
It's well documented; a colonoscopy is one of the only procedures in the medical field that can not only detect cancer but prevent cancer. That's by finding and removing questionable polyps before ...
Lynne Fisher has Lynch Syndrome, which raises her risk of colon cancer. March 12, 2013— -- What would you do to reduce the chance of dying of cancer? How far would you go if you had a 70 to 90 ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Our son recently had his colon removed because of ulcerative colitis. He will soon have the J-pouch. Can you explain what this involves? Are there new devices or treatments that ...