Effects of Cervical Chiropractic Adjustments on Markers of Health in Colon Cancer Patients

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosed with stage 3 or stage 4 colon cancer and currently receiving standard of care with a medical doctor.
Willingness to shave a small area of hair just under the left clavicle.

Exclusion Criteria:

Chiropractic or other manual therapy care within the past two weeks
Active care from another chiropractor or manual therapist during the study.
Severe orthopedic problems such as non-healed fracture to the back or cervical fusion. Since chiropractic care may be performed, if at any point the attending chiropractor has any concerns about the ability of the participant to tolerate care, the chiropractor will have the authority to remove the participant from the study.
Individuals with evidence or medical history of clinically significant psychiatric diseases that are uncontrolled and/or untreated will also be excluded. This includes diagnoses such as untreated schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and personality disorders.
Individuals who currently have a pending health related legal litigation.
The CareTaker unit requires traditional brachial artery blood pressure recording along with use of the wrist and fingers. Fracture to either wrist, hands, or fingers within the past six weeks that may impact blood pressure readings.
Individuals with a known heart condition, such as arrhythmia, that results in an aberrant electrocardiogram.
Individuals with untreated diagnosed osteoporosis or articular instability, such as atlanto-axial instability
Individuals who do not present with a subluxation in the upper cervical region (C1/C2) during the course of 10 weeks of chiropractic care.
Since x-rays may be requested for care, participants who are pregnant will be excluded from the study.
Participants will be excluded if they have metastasis to the spine or pelvis. To rule out metastasis, if a participant is experiencing pain in any region of the spine or pelvis a recent x-ray will be requested. If no recent x-ray (within 30 days) has been performed, then the chiropractor will request the appropriate x-ray based on pain symptomatology.