Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently?

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Colon and rectal cancer may be detected during the same screening, but they are treated differently, says Dr. Eric Dozois.

Innovation plays a strong role in rectal cancer surgery.

If colon cancer is caught early, surgery may be the only treatment that’s necessary.
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