Digestive System consists of organs that help human beings to use the food to fuel their bodies with various required components.

1. Colon Cancer Treatment
in India

2. What is Colon?
• It is also known as the large intestine or
large bowel.
• It is part of digestive track (Digestive
System).
• Digestive System consists of organs that
helps human beings to use the food to
fuel their bodies with various required
components.

3. Functions of Colon
• Large Intestine helps the body to get rid of leftover food after the nutrients
are absorbed from it. For example bacteria or the other waste.
• Liquid and salt are the first ones to be removed.
• Afterwards, the remaining waste makes its way to the sigmoid, the place
where it is stored.
• The waste is then dumped into the rectum (once or twice in a day ), when
the human body is ready for bowel movement.

4. What is Colon Cancer?
• It is also known as colorectal cancer.
• It is the among the top causes of cancer death (both in men and women).
• The risk of colon cancer increases with the increase with age.
• The growth of colon that buds from a polyp.
• Polyp looks like a vegetable called cauliflower.
• Sometimes the polyps are flat in shape.
• Spreading of polyps may have life-threatening issues.

5. Risk Factors of Colon Cancer
• Genetic Factors.
• Two genetic syndrome (familial adenomatous polyposis & Lynch syndrome).
• Diet and Health ( a rich fat and red meat diet may increase disease risk).
• Heavy consumption of alcohol and cigarette.
• Some inflammatory disease.

6. Symptoms of Colon Cancer
• A change in your bowel habits, including diarrhoea or constipation or a
change in the consistency of your stool, that lasts longer than four weeks
• Rectal bleeding or blood in your stool
• Persistent abdominal discomfort, such as cramps, gas or pain
• A feeling that your bowel doesn't empty completely
• Weakness or fatigue
• Unexplained weight loss

7. When to see a doctor?
• It is important to consult
healthcare providers whenever one
come across any mentioned
symptoms.
• If one notices symptoms like
blood in stool or an ongoing
change in bowel habits, do not
hesitate to make an appointment
with your doctor.

8. Risk Factors
• Older Age
• African- American race
• A family history of colorectal cancer(inherited syndrome that increases risk
of colon cancer)
• Inflammatory intestinal condition
• Family history of intestinal cancer
Cont.

9. Risk Factors
• Low fibre and high fat diet
• A sedentary lifestyle
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Alcohol
• Radiation Therapy for cancer

10. Stages of Colon Cancer
• Stage 0
• Stage 1
• Stage 2
• Stage 3
• Stage 4

11. Stage 0
• Very early stage of the
cancer.
• It is also known as
carcinoma in situ
• It has not grown in any
other tissue than inner layer
of the colon.

12. Stage 1
• When the cancer grows into the
next layer of the tissue.
• But the reach of cancer is limited
to lymph nodes or other organs.

13. Stage 2
• The point when cancer has reached
the outer layer of the colon.
• And it has not spread beyond the
colon.

14. Stage 3
• When the cancer has spread
through outer layer of the colon.
• When the cancer has reached to one
or even to three lymph nodes.
• But has not spread to distant sites.

15. Stage 4
• The cancer has reached other
tissues beyond the wall of the
colon.
• As stage 4 progresses, the cancer
reaches distant parts of the body.

16. Treatment Options
• Treatment will depend on the type and stage of the cancer, and the
age, health status, and other characteristics of the patient.
• There is no single treatment for any cancer, but the most common
options for colon cancer are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation
therapy.
• Treatments seek to remove the cancer and relieve any painful
symptoms.

17. Diagnosis Tools

18. Colonoscopy
• Colonoscopy which is also known as
coloscopy is an endoscopic examination.
• Examination of the large bowel and other
part of the small bowel which are situated
away.
• It is performed with a CCD camera, fibre
optic camera on a tube that passes through
the anus.

19. Double-Contrast Barium Enema
• It is a double-contrast barium enema that is
also a form of contrast radiography.
• The x-rays of the colon and rectum are taken
using two forms of contrast to make the
procedure of analysis of the structures easier.
• A liquid containing barium is put into the
rectum

20. Treatment of Colon Cancer

21. Surgery
• A surgical procedure to remove part or all of the colon is called a colectomy.
• The surgeon removes the part of the colon containing the cancer and the
surrounding area.
• Nearby lymph nodes are also usually removed.
• The healthy portion of the colon will either be reattached to the rectum or
attached to a stoma depending on the extent of the colectomy.

22. Chemotherapy
• It is generally used to treat
cancer that has spread as the
medications travel through the
whole body
• So the treatment occurs in
cycles, so that the body has
decent time to heal between
doses.

23. Side Effects of Chemotherapy
• Hair loss
• Nausea
• Fatigue
• Vomiting

24. Radiation
• Radiation treatment damages and kills cancer
cells by focusing high-energy gamma-rays on
them.
• Radioactive gamma-rays are emitted from metals
such as radium, or from high-energy x-rays.
• Radiotherapy can be used as a standalone
treatment to shrink a tumor or destroy cancer
cells, or alongside other cancer treatments.

25. Side Effects of Radiation
• mild skin changes
resembling sunburn or suntan
• nausea
• vomiting
• diarrhoea
• fatigue
• appetite and weight loss

26. Hospitals in India for Colon Cancer
Treatment
1. MAX Super Speciality
Hospital
2. Medanta Medicity
Cont.

27. Hospitals in India for Colon Cancer
Treatment
3. FORTIS Memorial Research Institute
4. Gleneagles Global Hospital
5. Artemis Hospital
6. VPS Rockland Hospital

28. Surgeons in India for Colon Cancer
Treatment
1. Dr Adarsh Chaudhary- Medanta
Hospital
2. Dr Vinod Raina- Fortis Healthcare
3. Dr Amit Agarwal- BLK Hospital
4. Dr Ashok Kumar Vaid- Medanta
Hospital
5. Dr S Hukku- Medanta
6. Dr Deep Goyal- BLK Hospital

29. Advancement in medical science for
Colon Cancer Treatment
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Targeted Therapy
• Immunotherapy

30. Facts on Colon Cancer
• Colon cancer affects the large intestine and it usually starts with polyps in the
wall of the intestine.
• Symptoms may not appear until a later stage, but if they do, gastrointestinal
problems are common symptoms.
• Treatment involves a combination of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and
surgery, possibly resulting in a colostomy.
• A healthy lifestyle with a high-fiber, low-fat diet can help prevent colon
cancer, and screening can detect it in the early stages.

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