Colorectal cancer, sometimes called colon cancer, starts when cells that line your colon or rectum grow out of control.

In its early stages, colorectal cancer may not have symptoms. Problems that cause symptoms usually start after it has spread.

Anyone can get colorectal cancer. Doctors often don't know why it happens, but they know some of the risk factors.

Proper nutrition and diet are important in helping to prevent many diseases, and colorectal cancer is no exception.

Getting regular checkups and colon cancer screening is the best way to prevent colorectal cancer.

A colonoscopy looks inside your large intestine for causes of abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, or changes in bowel habits.

A fecal occult blood test looks for signs of problems in your digestive system, such as a polyp or cancer in the colon or rectum.

After receiving a diagnosis of cancer, it is normal to feel overwhelmed and stressed.

Several conditions of the colon can lead to colorectal cancer. What are they and how are they treated?

The treatment you get for colorectal cancer may depend on the “stage” of the disease.

Monoclonal antibodies are a specific type of antibody, created in a lab to find and destroy a particular target.

Chemotherapy is drugs that can kill cancer cells. You might get chemotherapy in many ways, including into a vein or in a pill.

Colorectal cancer is most often treated with surgery to remove the tumor and, possibly, chemotherapy and radiation.

Fecal diversion refers to the creation of an ileostomy or colostomy.

A colostomy is an opening -- called a stoma -- that connects the colon to the surface of the abdomen.

A continent ileostomy is a connection of the end of the small intestine, called the ileum, to the skin of your abdomen.