Why Is So Much of the Colon Removed When Treating Colon Cancer?

Why Is So Much of the Colon Removed When Treating Colon Cancer? (1:03)

When treating colon cancer, doctors need to have a margin of tissue beyond the cancer, says Joseph Thornton, MD, a colorectal surgeon at Sunrise Hospital. In this video, he says that the spread of tumor cells requires taking a large section of colon.

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