Colon Cancer Symptoms
- Colon and Rectal Cancers - Symptoms
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis and Screening
- Treatment
Risk Factors and Prevention
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S., with Americans facing a lifetime chance of 5 - 6% for this cancer. Each year, about 143,000 Americans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and about 50,000 people die from the disease. About 72% of cancers occur in the colon and 28% in the rectum.
Rates of colorectal cancer have been decreasing in the United States. This is due in part to more people getting regular screenings for colorectal cancer, and...
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Colon Polyps
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
What Is It? Colon polyps are growths of tissue inside the large intestine, also called the colon. Some polyps are mushroom-shaped protrusions on the... Read more »
Colon and Rectal Cancers: Risk Factors
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
It is common to have colon or rectal cancer without symptoms. Many patients are free of symptoms until their tumors are quite advanced.Symptoms... Read more »
Culture: colonic tissue biopsy
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A colonic tissue culture is a laboratory test to check for disease-causing bacteria, fungi, or viruses in a sample of tissue from the large... Read more »
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