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Colorectal Cancer: Surgery

Subtotal Colectomy for Colon Cancer

Learn about the four main steps used in surgery to remove part of the colon -- complete with pictures to help you understand.

Subtotal Colectomy for Colon Cancer

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Total Colectomy for Colon Cancer

Removal of the entire large colon is usually not necessary to treat colon cancer except for a small number of people. Learn more here.

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Surgery for Sigmoid and Rectal Cancer

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Reviewed by Arnold Wax, MD on February 20, 2010
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