Most people have surgery for colon cancer that hasn't spread. The operation you have depends on the position of the cancer in the bowel. This section is about surgery for cancer that starts in the ...

Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...

This surgery is for small, early stage colon cancers. Your surgeon removes the cancer from the bowel lining, along with a border of healthy tissue (margin). This is called a local resection. The ...