Laparoscopic Colon Cancer Surgery Explained

colon cancer surgery

What can I expect from laparoscopic colon cancer surgery Laparoscopic colon cancer surgery is a minimally invasive procedure. Surgeons use several small incisions instead of a large one. Doctors insert special instruments through these incisions to perform the internal operation. Because this procedure is less invasive than traditional surgery, patients leave the hospital sooner. Dr. […]

Recovering from Colon Cancer

Marc Rowley Colon Cancer

Recovery from colon cancer treatment was very difficult for Marc Rowley, and part of the struggle was that he just was not capable of the physical tasks that he had once enjoyed, including weight lifting and golf. He shares his difficulties with recovering from colon cancer in this video. “My thirties are a blur because […]

Marc Rowley on Being Treated for Colon Cancer

Marc Rowley Colon Cancer

Marc Rowley was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer at age 32 after an endoscopy. He then had a colon resection and chemotherapy. “After the colon resection I was in the hospital about a week,” Marc says. As far as his chemotherapy treatment goes, he says, “The moment of walking into the room — that’s […]


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