 [ Symptoms ] what are the treatments for colorectal cancer [ Disease ] the right colorectal cancer treatment is based on the degree of spreading or stage cancer that is self contained inside a polyp can often be cured with a colonoscopy a snare on the end of the colonoscope cuts the entire cancer out if colorectal cancer has spread into the bowel wall surgery is needed part or all of the colon is removed hemicolectomy or colectomy once the cancer has spread into the body treatment becomes more complex it will usually involve chemotherapy or other targeted colorectal cancer treatments as you can see the treatments get more aggressive and invasive as the cancer spreads so colorectal cancer prevention is the name of the game