• About Colorectal Cancer

  1. Who Gets Colorectal Cancer
  2. How Do I Know If I Have
     Colorectal Cancer?
  3. What Are My Treatment Options?

  ACFRO Colorectal Cancer
  Treatment Services

  1. IMRT/IGRT
  2. 3-D Conformal Radiation Therapy
  3. What to Expect During Treatment

  Resources

  

  

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512-687-1950

What Is Colorectal Cancer?

Colorectal cancer is a term used to refer to cancer that starts in either the colon or the rectum (the last five inches of the colon). Often, it starts as a polyp—a slow growth of tissue that starts in the lining and grows into the center of the colon or rectum. A polyp may be benign (not cancerous), but a type of polyp called an adenocarcionma can become malignant (cancerous).  Removing a polyp early may prevent it from becoming cancerous.

Over 95% of colon and rectal cancers are adenocarcinomas that begin in the cells that line the inside of the colon and rectum. The other 5% of tumors are much rarer.