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Interesting ... Tumor Location and Tumor Sidedness can play a role in treatment🤔
Right-sided colon cancer is located in the cecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure, or transverse colon.
B. Left-sided colorectal cancer is located in the splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon, or rectum.
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FYI ... Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) is colon cancer or rectal cancer diagnosed before the age of 50. It is also known as early age onset CRC and young-onset colorectal cancer. Early-onset CRC accounts for about 10% of colon cancers and 15-20% of rectal cancers.
Screening for Colorectal Cancer
For more information on screening for colon cancer and its prevention, please visit here:
https://www.globalcca.org/learn/colorectal-cancer-screening
Running post cancer
So a shock diagnosis of colon cancer last year, surgery and chemo and I'm now doing c25k for a second time hoping that exercise can have some beneficial effect in keeping me healthy. Anyone else in this situation?