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Colon and Rectum Cancer
 Colon Cancer Brings Out the Fighter in Helen Taylor
Helen Taylor
When faced with colon cancer, Helen Taylor didn't let fear and uncertainty take over. Instead, she focused on doing everything she could to beat the disease, even when it spread after treatment.
 Colon Cancer Builds a Character
Has an officer from the US Coast Guard ship Decisive gone all soft and squishy? Lt. Robert Hendrickson is proud to say that, yes, he's a touchy-feely guy since developing colon cancer. And he answers to the name "SpongeBob," too.
More Stories of Hope
At Odds with Statistics, She Plays to Win
92-Year-Old Colon Cancer Survivor Races to Health
Gritty Determination Sees
Survivor Through
Kathy Croswell's Story
Getting A Second Opinion - Brenda Elsagher's story
 Colon Cancer Survivor Proves Doctors Wrong
The outlook for Robert Vandegrift was "wrap up your affairs" when advanced colon cancer was found in 1996. Six years later he's alive, well, and still sorting out how he beat cancer.
 Calm Survivor Weathers Treatment, Becomes A Fighter
This survivor felt fit as a fiddle, yet his doctor said he had cancer. After that, he knew it could strike anyone.
 Survivor Finds Her Own Advice Life-Saving
While facing colorectal cancer, a woman used to 'doing for others' learns to let others 'do' for her.
 
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