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Colon cancer32,170 public posts
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.
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Screening for Colorectal Cancer
* A genetic syndrome such as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome).
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?
GCCA Know Your Biomarker Toolkit
Through the Know Your Biomarker program, the Global Colon Cancer Association advocates for biomarker testing for all colorectal cancer patients, because where you live should not determine whether you can prevent or survive colorectal cancer.