The Masonic Cancer Center offers cancer information provided by the National Cancer Institute:

• Colon Cancer Treatment
• Colorectal Cancer Prevention
• Colorectal Cancer Screening
• Rectal Cancer Treatment

Additional Resources

Colorectal Cancer Quiz
Test your knowledge about the disease.

Colorectal Cancer: Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure (Academic Health Center)
In a Health Talk & You feature, colon and rectal surgeon David Rothenberger, M.D., explains why he believes colonoscopy is the most effective screening method for colorectal cancer. Rothenberger is a professor and deputy chair of the University of Minnesota's Department of Surgery. He is also associate director for clinical research and co-leader of the Translational Research Program at the Masonic Cancer Center.

Rothenberger is one of the editors of the American Cancer Society's Complete Guide to Colorectal Cancer. He wrote the chapters on surgery and follow-up, and contributed to the chapter on diagnosis and staging. Cancer Center member Ed Greeno, M.D., wrote the chapter on understanding your prognosis, and Rocco Ricciardi, M.D., contributed to the chapter on diagnosis and staging. Visit the American Cancer Society Web site for more information about Complete Guide to Colorectal Cancer.

• Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota
• Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates
• Familial Cancer Clinic
• U of M study shows radiation therapy for pelvic cancers increases risk for fractures in older women
• Masonic Cancer Center study shows radiation therapy for prostate cancer nearly doubles the risk for rectal cancer
• U of M study finds lymph node evaluations of colorectal cancer patients in U.S. not meeting recommended standards
• U of M research shows calcium may protect women from colorectal cancer
• Minnesota Colorectal Cancer Initiative
• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
• American Gastroenterological Association
• Minnesota Cancer Facts and Figures 2006 (PDF), Colorectal Cancer, page 20