Colon Cancer

Treatment in Arizona

The Colorectal Neoplasia Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Arizona offers innovative, patient-centered care by multispecialty teams that may include gastroenterologists, oncologists and medical oncologists, interventional radiologists, colorectal surgeons, and geneticists. Working collaboratively, these experts design comprehensive, personalized treatment regimens for each patient.

For people who require surgery, Mayo Clinic offers one of the largest colorectal surgery practices in the world. Surgeons at Mayo Clinic in Arizona have special expertise in minimally invasive (laparoscopic) procedures and led a study demonstrating that in skilled hands, laparoscopy is a safe and effective alternative to traditional open surgery for colon cancer. In 2009, Mayo Clinic surgeons in Arizona performed the first single-incision total colectomy in the United States, removing a patient's colon through a single 3-centimeter incision around the navel. Patients who have the procedure recover quickly, leaving the hospital in just a few days.

In addition to outstanding patient care using the most advanced procedures, Mayo Clinic in Arizona offers a number of support services to families before, during and after colon cancer treatment.

Appointments

For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 800-446-2279 (toll-free) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain time Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.