Understanding colon cancer
Audiobook
Published:
30 May 2020
Next review:
30 May 2023
Edition:
5
This audiobook explains colon cancer, covering causes and symptoms, diagnosis, staging and grading, treatments and clinical trials. It also looks at emotional, practical and financial issues.
In this audiobook
- 1 Information about this audiobook and support from Macmillan
- 2 Introduction
- 3 What is colon cancer
- 4 Causes and risk factors of colon cancer
- 5 Symptoms of colon cancer
- 6 How colon cancer is diagnosed
- 7 Staging and grading
- 8 Tests on the bowel cancer cells
- 9 Treating colon cancer
- 10 Surgery for colon cancer
- 11 Bowel function after surgery
- 12 If you have a stoma
- 13 Chemotherapy
- 14 Bowel cancer that has spread to other parts of the body
- 15 Clinical trials
- 16 After treatment
- 17 Your feelings
- 18 Relationships
- 19 Talking to children about cancer
- 20 If you are a family member or friend
- 21 Work
- 22 Financial help and benefits
- 23 About our information
- 24 Other ways we can help you
- 25 Other organisations
- 26 Further resources
- 27 Can you do something to help
- 28 Information about this recording
Published:
30 May 2020
Next review:
30 May 2023
Edition:
5
This audiobook explains colon cancer, covering causes and symptoms, diagnosis, staging and grading, treatments and clinical trials. It also looks at emotional, practical and financial issues.
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How we can help
Macmillan Support Line
The Macmillan Support Line is a free and confidential phone service for people living and affected by cancer. If you need to talk, we'll listen.
Financial guidance
Financial issues can cause worry when someone becomes ill. You may be able to claim benefits to help you in your situation. You may also be able to get financial assistance from other organisations.
Welfare rights advice and tools
There are lots of benefits that could help you after a cancer diagnosis, but the system can be confusing. Our Welfare Rights Advisors are here to help.