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Learn about the procedures used to treat colon cancer, from simple polyp removal to colectomy.

Chemotherapy is often used to treat colon cancer. Find out how to prepare for your treatment and how to handle possible side effects.

An often-temporary heart condition that may feel like a heart attack.

Learn about this specialized "hot" chemotherapy treatment that targets cancer in the abdominal cavity.

A heart rate over 100 beats a minute for any reason.

An AST blood test helps check for liver damage. Learn when the test is done, how to prepare and what the results mean.

Learn about this specialized chemotherapy treatment that targets cancer in the liver.

A foot condition in which the toe has a bend that is not usual in the middle joint.

Inflammation or infection of the inner eyelid and the white part of the eye.

This serious eye condition can occur in people with macular degeneration. Find out about its symptoms and treatments.

Clouding of the lens of the eye.

This minimally invasive endoscopic surgery, is most often used to treat pituitary tumors.

Learn about this surgery that helps you pass stool when your colon or rectum can't work as it should.

This change in how the voice sounds affects the ability to speak or sing.

A low number of platelets in the blood. Platelets, also called thrombocytes, are colorless blood cells that stop bleeding in blood vessel injuries.

A very itchy skin condition caused by a tiny, burrowing mite.

Ongoing pain around the opening of the vagina for which the cause isn't known.

An ALT blood test helps check for liver damage. Learn when the test is done, how to prepare and what the results mean.

A cancer that begins in the organs that produce eggs, called the ovaries.

A PSMA PET scan is an imaging test that detects prostate cancer. Learn how it works, why it's done and what results may show.