... Giving radiation before surgery also tends to lead to fewer problems than giving it after surgery. The rectal tumor and nearby lymph nodes are then ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/detailedguide/colorectal-cancer-treating-by-stage-rectum
... The types of surgery used to treat colon and rectal cancers are slightly different, so they are described separately. Colon surgery. ... Rectal surgery. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/detailedguide/colorectal-cancer-treating-surgery
... Rectal surgery. Surgery is usually the main ... given before or after surgery. There are several types of surgery for rectal cancer. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/overviewguide/colorectal-cancer-overview-treating-surgery
... Radiation therapy can also be given to help control rectal cancers in people who are not healthy enough for surgery or to ease (palliate) symptoms ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/detailedguide/colorectal-cancer-treating-radiation-therapy
... Radiation can also be given to help control rectal cancers in people who are not healthy enough for surgery or to ease symptoms in people with ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/overviewguide/colorectal-cancer-overview-treating-radiation
... For rectal cancer, chemo with 5-FU or capecitabine combined with radiation may be given before surgery (neoadjuvant treatment). ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/detailedguide/colorectal-cancer-treating-chemotherapy
... Rectal surgery Surgery is usually the main ... given before or after surgery. There are several types of surgery for rectal cancer. ...
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003047-pdf.pdf
... the colon. People who have had colon or rectal cancer removed by surgery Within 1 ... Rectal surgery Surgery is usually the ...
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003096-pdf.pdf
... procedure. A few hours after the colonoscopy, a doctor told Scott she had rectal cancer. ... treatment. Surgery, chemo, and radiation. ...
http://www.cancer.org/treatment/survivorshipduringandaftertreatment/storiesofhope/rectal-cancer-survivor-looks-on-the-positive-side
... If the tumor is larger than 2 cm, more surgery may be ... Rectal carcinoid tumors may be excised (taken out) through the anus ... More extensive surgeries. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/gastrointestinalcarcinoidtumor/detailedguide/gastrointestinal-carcinoid-tumors-treating-surgery
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