Her family rallied around her and she took thediagnosisin stride.
The reality series went on as scheduled for a second season, and cameras followed Sharon as she underwenttreatment.
Osbourne underwentchemotherapyto kill any remaining cancer cells that weren’t removed during her surgery.
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She recovered uneventfully and has remained cancer-free.
Most people who develop colon cancer do not have a family history of the disease.
Beginning at age 45, the American Cancer Society recommends getting screened.
Osbourne underwent resection surgery, which is the most common kind of surgery done to treat colon cancer.
Troubling side effects of chemotherapy such as nausea and hair loss can often be treated or counteracted.
After chemotherapy, most patients continue to undergo testing to ensure the effectiveness of treatment.
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Sharon Osbourne weathered colon cancer because it was caught early and treated.
Colon cancer is preventable when polyps are removed before they have a chance to turn cancerous.
This is best done through screening colonoscopies.
That’s why it is so important that people be screened according to guidelines.
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