Case Study: Prognosis And Treatment

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TREATMENT:
The prognosis and treatment options depend on the following:
• The stage of the cancer.
• Whether the cancer has blocked or made a hole in the colon.
• Whether there is any cancer cells left after surgery.
• Whether the cancer has recurred.
• The patient’s general health.
Six types of standard treatment are used:
Surgery:
Surgery is the most common treatment for all stages of colon cancer. Cancer cells may be removed by one of the below procedures:
• Local excision: This is done when the cancer is found at an early stage. The procedure does not require cutting of the abdomen wall in order to remove the cancer instead a tube with a cutting tube attached to it is placed up the rectum into the colon and then the cancer is cut out. Polypectomy is a similar procedure but the cancer cells are found within a polyp (a small bulging area of tissue
• Resection of the colon with anastomosis: A partial colectomy is a procedure whereby removing the cancer and a small amount of healthy tissue around it. An anastomosis which is sewing of the healthy parts of the colon together may also b...

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