Colon Cancer Articles A-Z
Follow-up Care for Colon Cancer
Once treatment is complete, follow-up care for colon cancer is necessary to monitor recovery. As this eMedTV article explains, cancer cells may remain in the body -- even after treatment. Follow-up care for colon cancer involves checkups and tests.
Right now, generic Avastin is not available and, as this eMedTV resource explains, may never be available if the laws surrounding biopharmaceuticals are not changed. This page also explains what biologic drugs are and the laws that pertain to them.
| Getting Started - Flexible Sigmoidoscopy |
This video segment describes what will happen on the day of your flexible sigmoidoscopy.
| How Safe Is a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy? |
How Safe is Flexible Sigmoidoscopy?
Information About Collin Cancer
This eMedTV resource offers a brief overview of the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of colon cancer, a disease in which cancerous cells originate in the colon. Information about collin cancer is a common misspelling and variation of colon cancer.
| Leaving the Facility After a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy -- Diabetic Information |
This multimedia clip explains what diabetics need to be aware of with this procedure.
| Other Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Risks |
This video clip describes factors that can cause major complications with colonoscopy.
Precautions and Warnings With Capecitabine
This eMedTV resource outlines some of the precautions and warnings with capecitabine to be aware of prior to taking the drug. This includes a list of people who should not take the medication and what to discuss with your doctor before treatment.
Radiation Treatment for Colon Cancer
Radiation treatment for colon cancer (also known as radiotherapy) uses radiation to kill cancer cells. This eMedTV Web page discusses radiation therapy for colon cancer and includes information about common side effects of radiotherapy.
Rectal cancer is a disease that occurs when cancer cells form in the tissue of the rectum. This eMedTV article discusses rectal cancer in detail, including information about risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease.