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Colon cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the large intestine (colon), which is the final part of the digestive tract12. The large intestine is about 5 feet long and absorbs water and salt from the food that passes through it. The small intestine, also called the small bowel, is a long tube that connects the stomach and the large intestine. It is about 20 feet long and is responsible for digesting and absorbing nutrients from the food that enters it. Cancer of the small intestine is much less common than cancer of the large intestine. There are different types of small bowel cancer, such as adenocarcinoma, neuroendocrine tumors, lymphoma, and sarcoma. Therefore, colon cancer occurs most often in the large intestine, not the small intestine.
Brain cancer was first discovered by Russian scientist Gupta Longati in 1873
The removal of colon is called a colectomy. The name will vary according to the site: Right hemicolectomy or Left hemicolectomy for removal of left or right side of colon, and Sigmoid colectomy for removal of sigmoid colon and Anterior resection for removal of colon and upper rectum and finally APR (Abdomino Perineal Resection) which is resection of lower part of colon and rectum
Hemicolectomy is commonly performed to treat conditions such as colon cancer, diverticulitis, Crohn's disease, or ischemic bowel disease. These conditions may necessitate the removal of a portion of the colon (hemicolectomy) to alleviate symptoms, prevent complications, or treat the underlying disease.
Monitoring the colon to its distal end typically involves visual inspection using a colonoscope to detect any abnormalities, such as polyps or tumors. This procedure is known as a colonoscopy and is performed to screen for colorectal cancer or other conditions affecting the colon. Regular colonoscopies are recommended for individuals at risk or those with a history of colon-related issues.
No one exactly discovered Colon Cancer... It dates back to antiquity, where its traced back to the ancient times to medical advanes of the 17th and 20th centuries and into the 21st century.
Cancer was first discovered some time in 1500 BC in Egypt
WHAT COLON CANCER SIMPTOMS ARE?
its cancer in the colon. sigmoid is part of the colon.
the first is colon cancer.
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The liver. Sometimes the lungs or bones.
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is green stool a symptom of colon cancer
symtymps of first stage colon cancer
She was diagnosed with Colon Cancer.
Polyps in a person's colon are unhealthy because they can be a precursor to colon cancer. Colon cancer is very deadly and considered the second most deadly cancer.