Colon cancer symptoms vary between the right and left sides, often manifesting as stool changes or spasms. Understanding the risks of a perforated colon during colonoscopy and post-surgical complications is key to patient safety.
Over 100,000 people were affected by colon cancer in 2010, according to estimates provided by the National Cancer Institute. This form of cancer affects the colon, the longest region of the large intestine. Colon cancer often results in stool changes in people with this disease.
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Colon cancer, also called colorectal cancer, is the fourth most common form of cancer in women and men, according to the National Cancer Institute.
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