Treatments for Colorectal Cancer suffers in Los Angeles

Cancer is a dangerous disease which is the 2^nd reason for deaths in the US. There are many types of cancers, such as colon, prostate, lung, etc. Many treatments are provided for all types of cancer in Los Angeles. Dr. Karen Zaghiyan is well known in the US and a board certified in colorectal and general surgery. She is an expert in minimally invasive colorectal surgery and specializes in the surgical and non-surgical treatments for conditions of the colon, rectum, and anus.

Treatments for Colorectal Cancer according to stages: - 

• Stage 1 treatment needs only surgery because in this situation tumor doesn’t spread outside the colon. There is no need for additional therapy.
•  Stage 2 treatment needs radiation therapy with surgery to remove the tumor. Because in this case, tumor spreads through walls of the colon.
•   Stage 3 treatment needs surgery as the first treatment with chemotherapy. In this case, tumor starts spreading nearby lymph nodes. Radiation therapy is not compulsory, but it depends on the location and size of the tumor.
•   Stage 4 treatments (this is a very dangerous stage, or we can say that last stage of colon cancer).
  In this case, tumor starts spreading to distant organs and tissues, most commonly liver. For treating this stage of cancer, chemotherapy may be combined with surgery or radiation therapy.

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Symptoms of Colorectal Cancer in Los Angeles

Colorectal cancer is a disease in which cancer cells form in the tissues of the rectum; colorectal cancer occurs in the colon or rectum. Aden carcinomas comprise the vast majority (98%) of the colon and rectal cancers; rarer rectal cancers include lymphoma (1.3%), characinoid (0.4%), and sarcoma (0.3%).

Symptoms: Bleeding is the most common symptom of colorectal cancer, occurring in 60% of patients. However, many rectal cancers generate no symptoms and are discovered during digital screening examinations.

Other signs and symptoms of rectal cancer may include the following:

• Change in bowel habits: Often in the form of diarrhea; the caliber of the stool may change; there may be a feeling of incomplete evacuation and tenesmus.
• Occult bleeding:Detected via a fecal occult blood test (FOBT).
• Abdominal pain: Maybe colicky and accompanied by bloating.
• Back pain: Usually a late sign caused by a tumor invading or compressing nerve trunks.
• Urinary symptoms: May occur if a tumor invades or compresses the bladder or prostate.
• Pelvic pain: Late symptom, usually indicating nerve trunk involvement.
• Emergencies such as peritonitis from damage, which may occur with liver metastases.