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  2. Woman, 33, shares 5 colon cancer symptoms she dismissed: 'I ...

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    Colorectal cancer used to be considered an older person’s disease, but it’s now the top cause of cancer death in men under 50 and the second in women in this age group, according to the latest ...

  3. Colectomy - Wikipedia

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    Colectomy as treatment for colorectal cancer also includes lymphadenectomy, or removal of surrounding lymph nodes, which may be done for staging of the cancer or removal of cancerous nodes. [11] More extensive lymphadenectomy is sometimes accomplished by the removal of the mesocolon , the fatty tissue adjacent to the colon, which contains blood ...

  4. Colorectal cancer - Wikipedia

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    The signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer depend on the location of the tumor in the bowel, and whether it has spread elsewhere in the body ().The classic warning signs include: worsening constipation, blood in the stool, decrease in stool caliber (thickness), loss of appetite, loss of weight, and nausea or vomiting in someone over 50 years old. [15]

  5. What you need to know about colon-cancer symptoms, diagnosis ...

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    'Dawson's Creek' actor James Van Der Beek revealed he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, a condition on the rise in younger people.

  6. Pelvic exenteration - Wikipedia

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    Pelvic exenteration (or pelvic evisceration) is a radical surgical treatment that removes all organs from a person's pelvic cavity. It is used to treat certain advanced or recurrent cancers. The urinary bladder, urethra, rectum, and anus are removed. In women, the vagina, cervix, uterus, Fallopian tubes, ovaries and, in some cases, the vulva ...

  7. Colon cancer is rising in young adults: Should you start ...

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    Colorectal cancer rates in people under 55 are increasing and it's more advanced. Experts are unsure why, but think diet, exercise and environment play a role.

  8. Bowel resection - Wikipedia

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    The colon is then mobilized from the retroperitoneum. Care is taken to avoid injury to the ureters and duodenum. The surgery then follows the same steps as small bowel resection. However, due to the colon's placement in the retroperitoneum, more dissection is often required to allow for tension free anastomosis. [5] [6]

  9. Mother who beat colon cancer twice shares symptoms doctors ...

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