Colon Cancer
Expertise for complex colon cancer care
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, has been recognized as the best Gastroenterology (GI) and GI Surgery hospital in the nation
Why choose Mayo Clinic for colon cancer care
At Mayo Clinic, specialists form a team to provide expert, comprehensive care to those with colon cancer.
Your Mayo Clinic care team
At Mayo Clinic, gastroenterologists, colon and rectal surgeons, oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, and radiologists work as a multidisciplinary team to treat colon cancer. Other professionals are included as needed.
Advanced diagnosis and treatment
Mayo Clinic's skilled colon and rectal surgeons use advanced surgical techniques to remove cancer, such as minimally invasive surgery and robotic surgery.
Mayo Clinic doctors will work with you to review all of your treatment options and choose the treatment that best suits your needs and goals. The range of treatments offered to people with colon cancer includes chemotherapy, radiation therapy, proton beam therapy, targeted therapy and a variety of operations, including minimally invasive surgery and robotic surgery.
Mayo Clinic also offers palliative care services to help you cope with the signs and symptoms of cancer treatment.
Cancer survivorship clinics are available after cancer treatment ends. A cancer survivorship clinic may help you manage the physical and emotional changes you may experience after your cancer treatment.
Nationally recognized expertise
Mayo Clinic specialists are highly experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer, including rare genetic forms associated with conditions such as familial adenomatous polyposis and Lynch syndrome.
Mayo Clinic doctors care for more than 3,000 people with colon cancer each year.
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center meets strict standards for a National Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer center, which recognizes scientific excellence and a multidisciplinary approach to cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for cancer by U.S. News & World Report.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota has been recognized as the best Gastroenterology and GI Surgery hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in every year since 1990, when the rankings were first established.
Learn more about colon cancer at Mayo Clinic.