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and are developing treatments to target this receptor.
Colorectal cancer, often referred to as bowelA common name for the large and/or small intestines. cancer, is more common in patients experiencing related inflammatory... 
have no further problems after their original treatment for cancer of the large bowel, but unfortunately in some people... of the large bowel. Sometimes, when the cancer is first diagnosed, it may already have spread beyond the bowel...
may be used to remove cancer cells when large bowel cancer has spread to another part of the body, such as the liver or....
If you need a colostomy or ileostomy
Some people with cancer of the large bowel will need...
to remove
if some cancer cells may be left behind
if the cancer had spread through the bowel wall or....
Radiotherapy for secondary cancer
If a bowel cancer has spread or come back after initial treatment...
Treatment depends on the stage of the cancer and where it is in the bowel... in slightly different ways.
Early-stage bowel cancer
In people with early-stage bowel cancer, surgery...
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of cancer of the large bowel in most people is still unknown, but research is going on all the time to try to find the cause. Like most types of cancer, bowel cancer is more common in older people. It is unusual for people...
cancer include a change in bowel habits or blood in the stool.
* Tests that examine the rectum, rectal... the large bowel or colon. The last 6 inches are the rectum and the anal canal. The anal canal ends...
Alcohol causes at least seven types of cancer
This week, the Department of Health... produces reports that are widely seen as the gold standard for working out what causes cancer...
can be caused by conditions other than cancer of the large bowel...
The symptoms of cancer of the large bowel may include any of the following:
blood in, or... 
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