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What Do We Really Know About Colon Cancer?

by Kavitha Gautam | Colon Cancer | Thursday, May 17th, 2007

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Do we really give any thought about this part of our body? How much attention do we pay to what it does? But once the pain sets in then we are aware of little else. The colon is amazingly four feet long, starting at the end of the small bowel and ending at the anus. This organ is quite muscular and tube-like, snaking its way through your belly. It helps to take up nutrients from food, and stores, controls, and empties fecal matter. Read the rest of this entry »