Be prepared to talk with your healthcare providers about your colorectal cancer treatment.

There are various treatment choices for colorectal cancer. Which may work best for you? It depends on a number of factors. These include the type, size, location, and stage of your cancer. Factors also include your age, overall health, and what side effects you’ll find acceptable.

Colorectal cancer is cancer that starts in either your colon or your rectum. These make up the lower part of your digestive tract. In most cases, cancer does not start in both the colon and rectum. But both types of cancer have a lot in common. So they are often called colorectal cancer.

Tests to help provide more information on your colorectal cancer may include lab tests, blood tests, CT scan, MRI, and others.

Being told you have colorectal cancer can be scary, and you may have many questions. But you have people on your healthcare team to help.

Stem cell transplant isn't often used for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). But it still may be a choice for some people. Read on to learn more about this treatment.

Targeted therapy is often the first treatment used for CML. It is the use of medicines that act on parts of cancer cells that make them different from normal cells. The medicines can damage the cancer cells without affecting most normal, healthy cells. Read on to learn more about this treatment.

Talking with healthcare providers about cancer can be overwhelming. It can be hard to take in all of the information. It helps to be prepared. Make a list of questions that you have and bring them to your appointments.

Chemotherapy is part of the treatment for many people with esophageal cancer if they're healthy enough to get it.

There are many treatment choices for esophageal cancer. Learn which treatments may be a choice for you.