What You Need To Know About™ Colon & Rectal Cancer

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Cancer of the Colon and Rectum

What You Need To Know About™ Cancer of the Colon and Rectum ¹ (also in Spanish: Lo que usted necesita saber sobre™ el cáncer de colon y recto ²)

Screening

Colorectal Cancer Screening: Questions and Answers ³ (also in Spanish: Exámenes selectivos de detección de cáncer colorrectal: preguntas y respuestas ⁴)

Treatment and Supportive Care

Radiation Therapy and You ⁵ (also in Spanish ⁶)
Chemotherapy and You ⁷ (also in Spanish ⁸)
Biological Therapy ⁹
Biological Therapies for Cancer ¹⁰ (also in Spanish ¹¹)
How To Find a Doctor or Treatment Facility If You Have Cancer ¹² (also in Spanish ¹³)
Eating Hints ¹⁴ (also in Spanish ¹⁵)
Pain Control ¹⁶ (also in Spanish ¹⁷)
Taking Part in Cancer Treatment Research Studies ¹⁸

Living With Cancer

Clinical Trials

Taking Part in Cancer Treatment Research Studies ²⁶

Complementary Medicine

Caregivers

Table of Links

¹ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/colon-and-rectum

² http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/sabersobre/colonyrecto

³ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Detection/colorectal-screening

⁴ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Detection/colorectal-screening-spa
nish

⁵ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/radiation-therapy-and-you

⁶ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/cancer/radioterapia-y-usted

⁷ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/chemotherapy-and-you

⁸ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/cancer/quimioterapia-y-usted

⁹ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/biologicaltherapy

¹⁰ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/biological

¹¹ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/cancer/hojas-informativas/terapias-biologicas-res
puestas

¹² http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/doctor-facility

¹³ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/recursos/hojas-informativas/recursos-encontrar-tr
atamiento

¹⁴ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/eatinghints

¹⁵ https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/ncipubs/detail.aspx?prodid=P830

¹⁶ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/paincontrol

¹⁷ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/cancer/control-dolor

¹⁸ http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/taking-part-in-cancer-treatment-research-s
tudies

¹⁹ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/advancedcancer

²⁰ https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/factsheet/FactSheetSearch8_1.aspx

²¹ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/recursos/hojas-informativas/recursos-nacionales

²² http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/life-after-treatment

²³ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/cancer/siga-adelante

²⁴ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/takingtime

²⁵ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/when-cancer-returns

²⁶ http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/Taking-Part-in-Cancer-Treatment-Research-S
tudies

²⁷ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/thinking-about-CAM

²⁸ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/therapy/cam

²⁹ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/therapy/CAM-Spanish

³⁰ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/When-Someone-You-Love-Is-Treated

³¹ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/When-Someone-You-Love-Has-Advanced-Cancer

³² http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/Facing-Forward-When-Someone-You-Love-Has-Com
pleted-Cancer-Treatment