Diagnosed With Advanced Colon Cancer? Was The Delay Due To Actions Of Your Physician?
Physicians typically recommend that in the event that an individual spots rectal bleeding or blood in the stool, testing needs to be conducted to make sure the patient is not suffering from colon cancer. The test that is most commonly done is the colonoscopy. This involves using a flexible tube with a camera on the end to see the interior of the colon. If growths (polyps or tumors) are found, they can be sampled (by biopsy) and perhaps taken out. The samples (biopsies) are then examined to see if they have cancer. If there is no cancer, then colon cancer can frequently be ruled out as a source of the blood. Unfortunately, all too often, an individual