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Article: Colon Cancer; Treatment.
- Article from:
- NWHRC Health Center - Colon Cancer
- Article date:
- March 21, 2005
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Surgery is often required for the treatment of colorectal cancer. The surgical procedure used for colorectal cancer depends on where the cancer is located.
In right-sided cancer, the right side of the colon is removed. In left-sided cancers, the left side of the colon is removed. If a cancer is in the middle transverse colon, either the right or the left colon is removed along with the transverse colon. In rectal cancer, the rectum is removed.
If the cancer is invading the muscles that help you control your bowels, those muscles then have to be removed and a permanent colostomy created. A colostomy (stoma) is where a piece of the bowel is brought to the ...