Colon cancer is one of the major diseases that claim thousands of lives every year in the USA. In this free health video, there are three colon cancer treatment been discuss :

Surgical operation

Surgical operation when colon cancer is detected in an early stage, surgery proves to be extremely beneficial. In an early stage with the aid of a colonoscope, the cancerous cells are removed. When the cancer is detected at an advanced stage, the surgical procedure that is performed is called resection. It is a process of removing the tumor by making an incision in the abdomen. After the removal of the tumor the colon is stitched back to restore the continuity of the large intestine.

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is applied in cases of most advanced stages of colon cancer. Chemotherapy literally means killing of cancerous cells through chemical treatment. Two major chemicals that most physicians prefer to apply for the best result in colon cancer are fluorouracil and leucovorin.

Radiation Therapy

Radiation Therapy most people get startled to hear that radiation is used to treat any disease, as we generally associated with such monstrous things as nuclear bombs. But truth of the matter is that, we are constantly being exposed to some kin of radiation from simple objects of mundane life like mobile phones and even most innocent looking radios.

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