How to diagnose bowel cancer? Is intestinal cancer treatable?
Intestinal Cancer Tumors in the colon are common. Although the majority are not malignant, cancers of the colon are the most frequent in the intestinal tract. If a tumor of the colon is suspected, the methods for diagnosing it are readily available and highly accurate. Unlike cancer of the stomach, cancers of the colon can usually be effectively removed and the long term outlook is much better. Because these are growths in the wall and passageway for stool, they cause blockage of the stool passage and they bleed. Any change in bowel habit, cramps or bleeding in the stool requires investigation for the possibility of a colon tumor. Certain innocent tumors of the colon appear to have the potential for becoming cancerous. The surgical techniques and methods for managing these tumors are well established. How can you know that there is a tumor in the colon? Sometimes the tumor can be felt by a digital examination of the rectum. At other times the physician can see the tumor th...