Support Groups
Bettie Bates Memorial Fund, Colon Cancer Alliance, Colon Cancer Canada, Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada, Colorectal Cancer Network, Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiative Foundation, Colossal Colon, Fap.org: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Living With Colon Cancer, Lori Shelton Alliance for Colon Cancer Awareness
ALtruis Biomedical Network: Colon Cancer
Addresses risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
An Overview of Colonoscopy
Discussion about this procedure.
ASCRS: Colorectal Cancer
Brief fact sheet from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.
Berkshire Surgical Information
Provides instruction for colonoscopy preparation and practical information for colon cancer surgery.
Bowel Cancer Screening: Priory Hospital
Information on colon cancer and screening in the Midlands, UK. Includes a FAQ, links, and an interview with a surgeon specialist.
BUPA: Bowel Cancer
Fact sheet from this UK entity includes causes, symptoms and treatment.
Cancer News: Laparoscopic Surgery for Colon Cancer
Presents a discussion of the procedure.
Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Colorectal
Gives information on research, risk factors, detection, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
Cancer.gov: Colon and Rectal Cancer
Resource of the U.S. National Cancer Institute addresses screening, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and clinical trials.
CEA-Scan
General information on colorectal cancer with emphasis on a monoclonal antibody diagnostic test.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Col
The Screen for Life campaign promotes regular procedures for those 50 years and older.
Colon Cancer Screening
Article on symptoms, prevention and common terms.
Colon Polyps and Colon Cancer
Thorough discussion of polyps and tumors in lay terms.
Colorectal Cancer Week
News and information about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Small subscription charge.
El Salvador Atlas of Gastrointestinal Video Endosc
Case reports of colon cancer with associated visual clips of the pathology.
eMedicine Health: Colon Cancer
Consumer health resource center providing an overview of the condition and its causes, symptoms and treatment.
General Practice Notebook: Colorectal Cancer
Clinically-oriented information.
Generations: Colorectal Cancer Registry in Hong Ko
Explains what this Asian-based entity does, and provides access to a support group and a newsletter.
Imperial Cancer Research Fund
UK charity offers information about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of bowel cancer. Also gives details on fundraising.
ISOPAH Clinics Australia
Encourages the prevention, screening and early diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
Jackson Gastroenterology: Colon Polyps and Cancer
Patient information about this cancer and its prevention.
Lynn's Bowel Cancer Campaign
Information and support including symptoms, diagnosis and practice guidelines by this UK initiative headed by Lynn Faulds Wood, a TV consumer advocate.
Mayo Clinic: Colorectal Cancer
Gives information about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and coping strategies.
MCW Colorectal Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment
Summary view from the Medical College of Wisconsin Physicians and Clinics.
MCW Colorectal Cancer: Risk Factors and Screening
Discussion from the Medical College of Wisconsin Physicians and Clinics.
Medicare.gov: Colorectal Cancer
Gives general information about the condition including links to institutional sources. Also links to related Spanish language publications.
Medicine Online: Colon Cancer Information Library
Collection of articles and information about this form of cancer.
MEDLINEplus: Colorectal Cancer
U.S. National Library of Medicine compilation which provides links to select related subjects.
NEJM: Colorectal Cancer
Article selections from the New England Journal of Medicine in related areas.
NYU: Virtual Colonoscopy
Use of an imaging technique for screening at the New York University School of Medicine.
Oncologychannel: Colon Cancer
Outline view of this condition.
OnTumor.com: Colorectal Cancer
General summary includes risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
Prevent-Cancer: Colon Cancer Risks
Shows the risk of personal disease based on quiz answers, and finds local specialists and testing centers based on a zip-code look-up.
RadiologyInfo: Colorectal Cancer
Guide to radiation therapy including treatment options, procedure description, side-effects and follow-up protocol.
Rhode Island Cancer Council: Colorectal Cancer
Fact sheet presentation on many aspects of the disease including surgery and other treatment options.
Testimony on Medicare Colon Cancer Prevention Effo
Presentation to the Senate Special Committee on Aging discussing Medicare's efforts to increase awareness and screening for colon cancer.
The Colon Cancer Project
Conventional, experimental and alternative therapies.
Understanding Cancer of the Large Bowel
Online booklet from the UK organization CancerBACUP addressing causes and treatments of this disease.
University of Chicago: Section of Gastroenterology
Overview of colorectal cancer aimed at both the lay and professional level.
What You Need to Know about Cancer of the Colon an
Online brochure for patients and their caregivers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute.
Yahoo Health: Colorectal Cancer
Information including symptoms, diagnosis, staging, treatment and clinical trials.