NCCN Guidelines for Patients
Colon Cancer, Version 1.2014
The belly area between the chest and pelvis.
Treatment using radiofrequency or cold to destroy cancer
Cancer in cells that line organs and make fluids or
The most common type of polyp and is the most likely to
form cancer cells; also called adenoma.
The outer layer, in some places, of the colon wall.
Symptoms caused when the body is trying to rid itself of
Cancer has spread into the lymph vessels or bloodstream.
The opening at the end of the digestive system that allows
stool to pass out of the body.
A substance in the body that causes bodily fluids to be
A fast injection of a drug.
How closely the cancer cells look like normal cells.
The rating of the growth and spread of cancer.
carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
A protein present in babies growing in the womb or when
carcinoma in situ
Abnormal or cancer cells have not grown into the next layer
Drugs used to stop the growth cycles of cancer cells.
The rating of the extent of cancer based on tests before
Research on a test or treatment to assess its safety or how
well it works.
Surgery to remove a part of the colon.
A thin, long tube with a light and camera used to see the
Insertion of a thin tool into the colon to view or remove
Surgery to connect a part of the colon to the outside of the
complete blood count (CBC)
A test that measures the parts of blood.
computed tomography (CT)
A test that uses x-rays from many angles to make a picture
of the insides of the body.
A dye put into the body to make clearer pictures during
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
A very thin and long molecule that contains genetic code.
Also called the “blueprint of life.”
To identify a disease.
A set of organs in the body that changes food into small parts
for the body to use as energy.