What Is The Cause Of Colon Cancer?
- Colon and Rectal Cancers - Causes
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Risk Factors and Prevention
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis and Screening
- Treatment
Causes
In most cases of colon or rectal cancers, the cause or causes are unknown. Defects in genes that normally protect against cancer play the major role in causing polyp cells to change and become cancerous. Some of these cases are caused by inherited genetic defects, and such patients usually have family histories of colorectal cancer. Most of the genetic mutations involved in colon cancers, however, appear to arise spontaneously (no strong family history) rather than being inherited. In...
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