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"&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;There are five stages of &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-colon-cancer-796818&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;colon cancer&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; (0-4). This staging system reflects where the cancer went when no one was looking. In general, the earlier the stage, the easier the cancer is to treat. &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/colon-cancer-staging-tests-797635&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;(Learn more about colon cancer staging.)&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Stage 0 colon cancer is the earliest stage possible and is also called &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;carcinoma in situ&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;. &amp;amp;#34;Carcinoma&amp;amp;#34; refers to cancer that starts in &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/adenocarcinoma-of-the-colon-and-rectum-797695&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;epithelial tissue&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; and &amp;amp;#34;in situ&amp;amp;#34; means &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;original position or place&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Think Like a Tumor&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;To understand your tumor, it helps to think like one.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;You open your eyes and find yourself in a fleshy tunnel (a colon) and the only thing you know is this: You must dig out of that tunnel. &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Escape&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;. &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Spread.&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The ground you&amp;amp;#39;re standing on is the first layer of the colon, the mucosa. If you dig a little, you&amp;amp;#39;ll pass through a thin muscle layer and run into the submucosa. Dig a little more and you&amp;amp;#39;ll hit a thick muscle layer, then another major muscle layer. Keep digging and you&amp;amp;#39;ll reach the outermost layer of the colon, the serosa. Along the way, you&amp;amp;#39;ll be hoping to hit a blood vessel or lymph node, since infiltrating either will help you spread faster.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;That&amp;amp;#39;s what you were born to do, and that&amp;amp;#39;s what you&amp;amp;#39;ll try to do until someone stops you.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Treatment for Stage 0 Colon Cancer&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;When discovered at stage 0, colon cancer hasn&amp;amp;#39;t moved from where it started. It&amp;amp;#39;s still restricted to the innermost lining of the colon. That&amp;amp;#39;s good news because it usually makes treatment a lot easier.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Stage 0 colon cancer can often be removed with a &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-a-colonoscope-1942558&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;colonoscope&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, the same instrument used during a colonoscopy. Sometimes the cancer must be surgically removed, either by removing the tumor itself along with a margin of healthy tissue (to be on the safe side) or, for larger tumors, via surgical resection. In a &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/overview-of-colon-cancer-surgery-796777&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;&amp;gt;surgical resection&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, a surgeon removes the part of the colon affected by the tumor and joins the remaining healthy sections together to form one long, healthy piece.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Survival Rate for Stage 0 Colon Cancer&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;A lot of things can influence colon cancer survival rates. Stage is a major factor, but tumor location and country of residence have also been shown to impact survival. For example, tumors in the right colon are often caught later because &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-are-colon-cancer-symptoms-796826&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;&amp;gt;symptoms&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; take longer to emerge, and in countries where early screening is relatively uncommon, tumors are caught later. Studies have also found that &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/exercise-increases-survival-rate-for-colon-cancer-797638&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;&amp;gt;exercise&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; may increase colon cancer survival rates. In general, more than 96% of people with stage 0 colon cancer are still alive five years after their diagnosis. &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/colon-cancer-survival-rates-797637&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot;&amp;gt;(Learn more about colon cancer survival rates.)&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Sources: &amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Cancer Facts and Figures 2007.&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; American Cancer Society. Accessed 13 Apr 2008 [http://www.cancer.org/docroot/STT/content/STT_1x_Cancer_Facts__Figures_2007.asp].&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Colon Cancer PDQ: Treatment: Stages of Colon Cancer.&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; National Cancer Institute. 10 Apr 2008. Accessed 13 Apr 2008 [http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/colon/Patient/page2].&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Colon Cancer PDQ: Treatment: Stage 0 Colon Cancer.&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; National Cancer Institute. 10 Apr 2008. Accessed 13 Apr 2008 [http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/colon/HealthProfessional/page6].&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Detailed Guide: Colon and Rectum Cancer: How is Colorectal Cancer Staged?&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; American Cancer Society. 5 Mar 2008. Accessed 13 Apr 2008 [http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_colon_and_rectum_cancer_staged.asp]&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Five-Year Survival Rates: Colon and Rectum.&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; National Cancer Institute&amp;amp;#39;s Physician Data Query System. Jul. 2002. Accessed 13 Apr 2008 [http://training.seer.cancer.gov/ss_module04_colon/unit01_sec05_survival_rates.html].&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Haruhiko Shida, Kanako Ban, Masao Matsumoto, Kozo Masuda, Tomohiro Imanari, Takehisa Machida, Takashi Yamamoto and Tohru Inoue. &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02081414&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;9&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;amp;#34;Asymptomatic Colorectal Cancer Detected by Screening.&amp;amp;#34;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; 39.10 (Oct 1996): 1130-1135. &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;SpringerLink.&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; Accessed 13 Apr 2008.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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