Stage at diagnosis is everything with bowel cancer. The main treatment offering a chance of cure is surgery. A colostomy with stoma following removal of the cancerous bowel means bringing the remaining bowel onto the surface, with a colostomy bag, either permanently or as a temporary measure. This is only necessary for quite advanced cancer.
Please don't treat this lightly ! Don't be shy ! Watch for * change in bowel habit, * bleeding from the back passage, * abdominal pain, and * a lump in the abdomen. *Then see your doctor - it may not be cancer, better safe than sorry !
