Colon cancer may be linked to a high-fat, low-fiber diet. Some studies, though, have found that the risk does not drop if a person switches to a high-fiber diet, so this link is not yet clear. ... However, tumors often bleed only small amounts, off and on, so that evidence of the blood is found only during chemical testing of the stool, which is called a fecal occult blood test. ... Chemotherapy may be given after surgery to reduce the chance of cancer from coming back and is called adjuvant chemotherapy or if cancer cells were found in the lymph nodes during surgery. ... Radiotherapy Radioth...

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