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Q&AS > BOWEL CANCER Q&AS > TREATMENT Q&AS > SURGERYLarge bowel cancer and surgery Q&As
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1. I have had an operation to remove a rectal cancer. My surgeon said the margins were clear. What does this mean?
last reviewed: 06.09.2005
2. My father has been told he has bowel cancer and needs surgery. What sort of operation will he have?
last reviewed: 06.09.2005
3. I had an abdominal operation to remove cancer last year. My surgeon is now saying that I have adhesions. What does this mean?
last reviewed: 11.12.2007
4. I am going to have surgery for a bowel cancer. They say I may need a colostomy. Can you tell me about this?
last reviewed: 14.09.2005
5. My father has recently had an operation for bowel cancer. After the operation doctors said he had a paralytic ileus. What is this and is it bad?
last reviewed: 21.09.2005
6. My father has recently gone into hospital with a blockage in his bowel. The surgeon says this is due to a cancer and that he has put in a stent to help. What does this mean?
last reviewed: 21.09.2005
7. I have recently had surgery to remove a bowel cancer. Is it OK for me to eat khichadi, or moong dal?
last reviewed: 21.09.2005
All Q&As are selected from some of the thousands asked by people contacting Cancerbackup every year. They are answered by specialists and reviewed and updated regularly.