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type of change in adenocarci certain what recommend called early-stage found in the
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intestine diarrhea or stinal of colon are only in • Removin part of the
(colon). The constipatio carcinoid Risk cancer the mucosa, g polyps body. If the
colon is the n or a tumors Factors: consider or the inner during a cancer does
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lining, of the return, there
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completely but doctors history of
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aren't sure Stage IIA:
or fatigue hereditary colectomy
why. The cancer
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los American syndrome, wall of the way for
race. • A colon or waste to
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personal history of has not body
history of chronic IBD spread to
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cancer or family tissue or to node
polyps. history of the nearby removal.
• Inflammat colorectal lymph
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intestinal polyps, • CHEMOT
conditions. such as Stage IIB: HERAPY
Chronic cancer or The cancer
inflammator polyps in a • RADIATI
has grown ON
y diseases first-degree through the
of the relative THERAPY
layers of the
colon, can younger muscle to • TARGET
increase than 60 or the lining of ED
your risk of in 2 first- the THERAPY
colon degree abdomen,
cancer. relatives of called the • IMMUNO
• Inherited any age visceral THERAPY
syndromes peritoneum. • PALLIATI
that diagnostic It has not VE CARE
increase tests: spread to
colon • Using a the nearby
cancer scope to lymph
risk. examine nodes or
• Family the inside elsewhere
history of of your
colon colon Stage IIC:
cancer. (colonosc The tumor
• Low-fiber, opy). has spread
high-fat • Comput through the
diet. ed wall of the
•A tomograph colon or
sedentary y (CT or rectum and
lifestyle. CAT) has grown
• Diabetes. colonogra into nearby
• Obesity. phy. structures. It
• Smoking. • Sigmoid has not
• Alcohol. oscopy. spread to
• Fecal the nearby
• Radiation lymph
therapy for occult
blood test nodes or
cancer.
(FOBT) elsewhere
Radiation
therapy and fecal
immunoch Stage IIIA:
directed at
emical test The cancer
the
(FIT) has grown
abdomen to
• Double through the
treat
contrast inner lining
previous
barium or into the
cancers
enema muscle
increases
• Stool layers of the
the risk of
DNA tests intestine. It
colon
• Blood has spread
cancer.
tests to 1 to 3
• lymph
nodes or to
a nodule of
tumor in
tissues
around the
colon or
rectum that
do not
appear to
be lymph
nodes but
has not
spread to
other parts
of the body

Stage IIIB:
The cancer
has grown
through the
bowel wall
or to
surrounding
organs and
into 1 to 3
lymph
nodes or to
a nodule of
tumor in
tissues
around the
colon or
rectum that
do not
 appear to
be lymph
nodes. It
has not
spread to
other parts
of the body

Stage IIIC:
The cancer
of the colon,
regardless
of how deep
it has
grown, has
spread to 4
or more
lymph
nodes but
not to other
distant parts
of the body

Stage IVA:
The cancer
has spread
to a single
distant part
of the body,
such as the
liver or lung

Stage IVB:
The cancer
has spread
to more
than 1 part
of the body

Stage IVC:
The cancer
has spread
to the
peritoneum.
It may also
have spread
to other
sites or
organs
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