What Causes Colon Cancer?
5. Complications of Colon Cancer
Colon cancer is life-threatening. It can also lead to some complications that need symptomatic treatment themselves. The most common complication of colon cancer is the blockage of the colon, which can lead to bowel obstruction. If this happens, the patient cannot defecate, which may lead to septicemia, toxemia, and many other complications.
The spread of cancer cells to other areas of the body, which is known as metastasis, is common and fatal. The cancerous cells can end up in the lungs, liver, brain, bone, and other organs and tissues. Besides, colon cancer is hard to remove, and even when it is removed, it can still come back.
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