Articles Index
What is Monoclonal Antibody Therapy?
Information about treating colon cancer with monoclonal antibody therapy.
What is a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy?
Information on what to expect before and during the flexible sigmoidoscopy test.
What is Juvenile Polyposis?
Learn about juvenile polyposis (JP), a condition which increases risk of colon cancer.
Does Eating Right Really Matter?
Overview of the importance of good nutrition for colon cancer prevention.
What if I Don't Feel Like Eating Anything During Treament?
Learn what you can do to help yourself eat better even if you don't have an appetite.
What's the Best Way To Manage Nausea?
New research on a new medication proven to better manage chemotherapy-related nausea.
Colon Biopsy - What is a Colon Biopsy?
Colon biopsy - that phrase can strike fear in the toughest among us. And while a colon biopsy may seem like a scary proposition, learning about how this test is completed and what to expect during a colon biopsy can ease your fear and help you take charge of your health.
Colon Cancer Prevention Overview
Colon cancer prevention is an important topic for anyone concerned about staying healthy. Unfortunately, many people don't understand that there are many steps we can take, as individuals, to reduce our own risk of colon cancer. Learn about what you can do to maximize your colon cancer prevention efforts
Supporting Your Loved One with Colon Cancer
Supporting your loved one with colon cancer can be tricky business. Learn how you can support your loved one with colon cancer, by avoiding the pitfalls that can add more stress to an already stressful situation.
Colon Cancer Symptoms - What Should You Look For?
Colon cancer symptoms can run the gamut from local, such as blood in the stool and constipation, to systemic, such as weight loss and fatigue. Learn about the many different colon cancer symptoms and what you can do to take control of your health if you think you are experiencing them.
Colon Cancer Prevention - Healthy Body Weight for Colon Cancer Prevention
Colon cancer prevention is an important part of keeping ourselves healthy. In order to maximize our colon cancer prevention efforts, we all need to address overweight and obesity, which affect 70% of people living in the United States today.
Colon Cancer Basics
Colon Cancer is a type of cancer that many people fear, but learning about this disease can help you take control of your health.
Colon Cancer Treatment Overview
A basic overview of colon cancer treatment plus links to more detailed information on surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and targeted therapies.
What Should I Ask My Doctor?
Ideas on what questions you may want to ask to help yourself cope with your diagnosis and prepare for treatment.
Are There Any Other Colon Cancer Screening Tests?
Information on other colon cancer screening methods, including CT colonography, the fecal immunochemical test, the stool DNA test, and a new colon cancer blood test.
Exercise for Colon Cancer Prevention
Overview of the importance of exercise for colon cancer prevention.
What Do All Those Medical Terms Mean?
The words, phrases, and medical terms to know about colon cancer diagnosis and treatment.
What Happens on the Day of my Colon Cancer Screening?
Learn what to expect on the day of your colon cancer screening examination.
What Steps Do I Take One Day Before Colon Cancer Screening?
Learn how to prepare for colon cancer screening during the day before your scheduled examination.
What Steps Do I Take Two Days Before Colon Cancer Screening?
Learn how to prepare for colon cancer screening during the two days before your scheduled examination.
What Steps Do I Take the Week Before Colon Cancer Screening?
Learn how to prepare for colon cancer screening during the week before your scheduled examination.
How Do I Prepare For a Colonoscopy?
Learn about the importance of properly preparing for a colonoscopy examination.
Preventing Colon Cancer One Bite at aTime
Overview on the importance of good nutrition for colon cancer prevention.
Cancer Support Groups
A list of online cancer support websites.
A list of resources on colon cancer genetic and familial syndromes.
A list of resources on colon cancer genetic and familial syndromes.