How bad is stage 2 colon cancer?

Treatment for stage 2 colon cancer generally consists of a surgical resection and, if the doctor thinks the cancer may recur, chemotherapy, radiation, or immunotherapy. In a surgical resection, a surgeon removes the section of the colon affected by the tumor and joins the remaining healthy sections together to form one long, healthy piece. read more

Treating stage II colon cancer. Many stage II colon cancers have grown through the wall of the colon, and maybe into nearby tissue, but they have not spread to the lymph nodes. Surgery to remove the section of the colon containing the cancer (partial colectomy) along with nearby lymph nodes may be the only treatment needed. read more