Most people develop colon cancer rather slowly, over one or two years. The 1st stage of development happens when a mass of tissues, growths or polyps ( a cluster of benign growths ) grow in the colon walls. Polyp type cancers can grow into the wall of the gut, occupy nearby lymph nodes and spread [...]
Colon cancer is cancer that starts in the large intestine or the rectum. The colon makes up the longest part of the large intestine, which is a tube-like organ connected to the small intestine at one end and the anus at the other. The colon removes water and some nutrients and electrolytes from partially digested [...]
Many people have a problem distinguishing colon and intestinal cancer. Colon cancer is cancer strictly of the large intestine while intestinal cancer can affect any part of the intestine such as the ileum, duodenum and jujenum. These are all parts of the small intestine. Intestinal cancer has more to do with the small intestines. Colon [...]
A human body is made-up of many organs. An organ system is a group of related organs working together to provide a common function. There are a number of organ systems in a human body such as the skeleton system, the nervous system, the muscular system etc. One of the most important organ systems of [...]
I have just met up with a long time friend of mine, only to find he had spent time in hospital undergoing surgery after a diagnosis of bowel cancer. My friend Tom, whose knowledge about cancer of the colon was limited, naturally accepted all the treatments recommended by his health professional. Tom had surgery in [...]