Colon Cancer Diagnosis

If screening or symptoms point to colon cancer, learn what common tests your doctor may use to help make a diagnosis, including colonoscopy and a biopsy.
Doctor and Patient View Colon Cancer Screening Image.
How Colon Cancer Is Diagnosed
PET Scan machine
PET Scans for Staging Colorectal Cancer
Male patient and doctor in discussion in exam room
What to Expect From a Colon Biopsy
A rectal cancer cell
The Factors That Influence Rectal Cancer Survival
What Is a Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT)?
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How a Colon Biopsy Is Performed
Technician holding blood sample for checking CEA in a patient with cancer
What Is the Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test?
Man talking with doctor
Stool Test Options
Doctor sitting in office with patient talking and holding paper. Differences between colorectal and colon cancer
Differences Between Colorectal and Colon Cancer
empty toilet paper rolls
How Do I Know When Colonoscopy Prep Is Complete?
Colon cancer screening
Colon Cancer Screening for the Uninsured
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What You Should Know About False Positive Test Results
A doctor goes over a patient''s x-ray, screening for colon cancer.
What Is a Barium Enema?
Concerned young man
Young People and Colon Cancer Diagnosis
Doctor talking to patient in doctor's office
Anemia as a Sign of Colon Cancer