What is Colon-Cancer
Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. It is the third most common form of cancer and the second...
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Colon Cancer Treatments
| Treatment | Description | Reviewed by | Helps | |
 | Surgery | Surgery is the medical specialty that treats diseases or injuries by operative manual... Read Reviews | 179 Members | 97% of the time |
| Chemotherapy | Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. In its modern-day us... Read Reviews | 130 Members | 94% of the time |
| 5-FU | Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a drug that is used in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to ... Read Reviews | 116 Members | 88% of the time |
| Radiotherapy | Radiotherapy is commonly used for the treatment of malignant tumours (cancer), and ma... Read Reviews | 66 Members | 96% of the time |
| Oxaliplatin | Oxaliplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapy drug in the same family as cisplatin and... Read Reviews | 61 Members | 86% of the time |
| Avastin | Bevacizumab (trade name Avastin®) is an anti-angiogenesis drug used in treatment of ... Read Reviews | 51 Members | 87% of the time |
| Xeloda | Capecitabine is an orally-administered chemotherapeutic agent used in the treatment o... Read Reviews | 32 Members | 85% of the time |
| Leucovorin | Leucovorin or leucovorin calcium, is an adjuvant used in cancer chemotherapy involvin... Read Reviews | 5 Members | 100% of the time |
| Support from Friends & Family | The support and encouragement of friends and family can have a very powerful effect o... Read Reviews | 4 Members | 100% of the time |
| Prayer | Prayer is an active effort to communicate with a deity or spirit either to offer prai... Read Reviews | 4 Members | 100% of the time |
| Positive Thinking | Positive thinking and a positive attitude may indeed have power. In recent years scie... Read Reviews | 3 Members | 100% of the time |
| Writing | "Learn as much by writing as by reading." - Lord Acton Read Reviews | 2 Members | 100% of the time |
| Prozac | Fluoxetine Hydrochloride is an antidepressant drug used medically in the treatment of... Read Reviews | 1 Member | 100% of the time |
| Effexor | Venlafaxine hydrochloride belongs to class of antidepressants called serotonin-norepi... Read Reviews | 1 Member | 100% of the time |
| Celebrex | Celecoxib is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used in the treatment of ... Read Reviews | 1 Member | 100% of the time |
