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Latest News
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- Study Confirms Red Meat Link with Bowel Cancer (06/14/2005, Reuters Health)
- Vitamin B6 May Reduce Colon Cancer Risk in Women (06/13/2005, Reuters Health)
- Heart Drug Reduces Colon Cancer Risk (05/26/2005, Reuters Health)
- More News on Colorectal Cancer
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Colon Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Colorectal Cancer
(National Cancer Institute) - Rectal Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - What You Need to Know about Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish
Overviews
- Overviews
- Colon Cancer
(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - What Is Colon and Rectum Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Barium Enema: Viewing the Colon for Abnormalities (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Colonoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Colonoscopy (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Common Truths and Misconceptions Concerning Colonoscopy and Colon Cancer (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
- Fecal Occult Blood Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Fecal Occult Blood Test: Checking for Blood in Stool (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- How Is Colon and Rectum Cancer Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
- How Is Colon and Rectum Cancer Staged? (American Cancer Society)
- Lower GI Series (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Sigmoidoscopy (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Understanding Tumor Markers for Breast and Colorectal Cancers (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
- Virtual Colonoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Colon Cancer Surgery (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Colostomy (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Ileostomy, Colostomy and Ileoanal Reservoir Surgery (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Innovative Surgical Treatment for Colon Cancer and Diverticulitis
(slp 3D) - Requires media player - One hour program - Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery: A Guide for Patients (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- New Treatments for Colorectal Cancer (Food and Drug Administration)
- Treatment by Stage of Colon Cancer (American Cancer Society)
- Treatment by Stage of Rectum Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Can Colon and Rectum Cancer Be Found Early? (American Cancer Society)
- Can Colon and Rectum Cancer Be Prevented? (American Cancer Society)
- Colorectal Cancer (PDQ): Prevention (National Cancer Institute)
- Colorectal Cancer (PDQ): Screening (National Cancer Institute)
- Colorectal Cancer: Facts on Screening (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF
- Minorities and Colorectal Cancer (Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Test Your Knowledge about Colorectal Cancer Screening (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
- What Are the Risk Factors for Colon and Rectum Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
Health Check Tools
- Health Check Tools
- Colon Cancer Risk Questionnaire (Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention)
Also available in: Spanish
Alternative Therapy
- Alternative Therapy
- Colon Cleansing & Cancer Risk (University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center)
Disease Management
- Disease Management
- Colon and Rectum Cancer: What Happens after Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
- Follow-Up Care for Colorectal Cancer (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Ten Questions to Ask Your GI Endoscopist (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
- What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Colon and Rectum Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
Financial Issues
- Financial Issues
- Colorectal Cancer Awareness: Some Important Facts You Should Know about Colorectal Cancer! (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- Medicare Coverage for Colonoscopy (American Cancer Society)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Colonic Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Colorectal Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Rectal Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
Genetics
- Genetics
- Genetics Home Reference: Familial adenomatous polyposis (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (National Library of Medicine)
- Genes and Disease: Colon Cancer (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Genetic Testing for Colon and Rectal Cancers (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Learning about Colon Cancer (National Human Genome Research Institute)
Research
- Research
- Bevacizumab (Avastin) for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Bevacizumab Combined with Oxaliplatin-Based Chemotherapy Prolongs Survival for Previously Treated Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Can a Blood Test Help Predict Who Is at Risk for Colorectal Cancer? (American College of Physicians)
- Cholesterol Drugs May Cut Risk of Colon Cancer (American Cancer Society)
- Clot Warning for Avastin (American Cancer Society)
- Colorectal Cancer Screening among Adults Aged 50 or Older: Implementation of Fecal Occult Blood Testing in Clinical Practice (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- DNA Test Finds More Colon Cancers Than Standard Stool Blood Test (American Cancer Society)
- Eating Lots of Red Meat Linked to Colon Cancer (American Cancer Society)
- Milk May Lower Colon Cancer Risk (American Cancer Society)
- Proteomics Shows Promise in Colon Cancer Chemoprevention Study (National Cancer Institute)
- Study Suggests Physicians Overperform Surveillance Colonoscopies (National Cancer Institute)
- Study: Less Invasive Colon Surgery Also Effective (American Cancer Society)
- Virtual Colonoscopy Not Ready for Routine Use (American Cancer Society)
- What Is the Best Way to Test for Colorectal Cancer? (American College of Physicians)
- What's New in Colorectal Cancer Research and Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Cancer.gov Dictionary (National Cancer Institute)
- Colorectal Cancer Glossary of Terms (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Digestive Diseases Dictionary
(National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Directories
- Directories
- Find a Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Doctor (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
- Locate a Colorectal Surgeon (American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Cancer Society
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- National Cancer Institute
- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Statistics
- Statistics
- Colorectal Cancer: The Importance of Prevention and Early Detection (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Also available in: Spanish - What Are the Key Statistics for Colon and Rectum Cancer? (American Cancer Society)