Is colon cancer curable?

Yes: Yes. Many people are cured with colon cancer. If found early surgery alone may be curable. If more advanced (eg, lymph node involvement or metastatic = spread to areas outside of colon), then chemotherapy may be needed. While less likely, even a few % of people with metastatic colon ca may be cured.

Definitely: Curability depends on the stage. For early cancers (stage 1 and 2), cures are seen in most patients (> 70-80%). In regionally spread cancers (stage 3), up to 40-70% of patient can be cured. Even some patients with stage 4 cancer can have long periods of survival (more than 5 years).

Yes: The vast majority of colon cancers are curable if found early and tested appropriately. Start with a colonoscopy.