Advanced Radiation Therapy for Colorectal and Anal Cancer

What are colorectal and anal cancers?

At Minneapolis Radiation Oncology, we bring advanced radiation therapy close to home, with 11 locations across the Twin Cities, Brainerd Lakes Area, and Western Wisconsin. Count on the cancer specialists at MRO to be here for you, with care, precision, and compassion.

Colorectal cancer is the term for cancers found in the colon or the rectum, which make up the large intestine; the cancers share many characteristics, symptoms, and treatments. About 95% of cancers found in the colon and the rectum are adenocarcinomas, which start in the cells lining the colon or rectum.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer (besides skin cancer) in both men and women. Thanks to improvements in prevention, early detection, and treatment, more than a million people in the US are survivors of colon or rectal cancer. The 5-year relative survival rate for localized colorectal cancer is about 90 percent

One in 23 men and one in 25 women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in their lifetime.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer (besides skin cancer) in both men and women. Thanks to improvements in prevention, early detection, and treatment, more than a million people in the US are survivors of colon or rectal cancer. The 5-year relative survival rate for localized colorectal cancer is about 90 percent.

Anal cancer, which is less common, forms within the anal canal, just below the rectum. Over 90% of anal cancer is caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), according to the Anal Cancer Foundation. Anal cancers are most commonly squamous cell carcinomas, often treated without surgery. But the radiotherapy treatment is like that of rectal cancer.

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Somu Suppiah, MD
MRO | Methodist