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Colon cancer
In-Depth
Symptoms
- Symptom Checker Use this Symptom Checker to pinpoint possible causes of your medical symptoms.
Tests and diagnosis
- Biopsy: Types of biopsy procedures used to diagnose cancer Biopsy procedures, including needle biopsy and bone marrow biopsy, are used to diagnose cancer.
- Barium enema Barium enema — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this exam to detect colon disease.
- Fecal occult blood test Fecal occult blood test — Overview covers definition, results of this colon cancer screening test.
- Colonoscopy Colonoscopy — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this exam to detect colon disease.
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy Flexible sigmoidoscopy — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this exam to detect colon disease.
- Stool DNA test Stool DNA test — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this colon cancer screening test.
- Virtual colonoscopy Virtual colonoscopy — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this exam to detect colon disease.
Complications
- Obesity Obesity — Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatment and prevention of this serious health risk.
Treatments and drugs
- Ostomy: Adapting to life after colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy Ostomy — Tips for coping with your stoma after colostomy or another ostomy surgery.
- Colectomy Colectomy — Overview covers what to expect, risks, preparation for colon surgery.
Prevention
- Main attraction: 10 vegetable main dishes Here are 10 ways to transform fresh vegetables into main-meal options.
