By Amber J. Tresca, About.com
Updated January 29, 2009
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Treatment for colorectal cancer often includes a surgical procedure where a portion of the colon and/or rectum is removed. The lymph nodes that drain the resected (removed) section are also removed and examined for evidence of cancer cells.
Source:
National Cancer Institute. "Colon Cancer Treatment." U.S. National Institutes of Health 2008. 27 Jan 2009.
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