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They may be completely benign, premalignant or cancerous. The association of colon cancers in patients with certain types of polyps is such that it is thought that many polyps begin as a benign growth and later acquire malignant characteristics.
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Prognosis is the long-term outlook or survival after therapy. Overall, about 50% of patients treated for colon cancer survive the disease.
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Metastasis is the movement or spreading of cancer cells from one organ or tissue to another. Cancer cells usually spread through the bloodstream or the lymph system.Whether or not cancer cells metastasize(spread to) to other parts of the body depe...
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Metastasis can refer either to the spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body, or to the condition produced by this spread. The English word metastasis(plural, metastases) comes from a Greek word that means"a change."
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Colon cancer is cancer that starts in the large intestine(colon) or the rectum(end of the colon). Such cancer is sometimes referred to as"colorectal cancer.".Other types of colon cancer such as lymphoma, carcinoid tumors, melanoma, and sarcomas ar...
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Cancer of the colon is the disease characterized by the development of malignant cells in the lining or epithelium of the first and longest portion of the large intestine. Malignant cells have lost normal control mechanisms governing growth.
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Cancer of the colon is the disease characterized by the development of malignant cells in the lining or epithelium of the first and longest portion of the large.intestine. Malignant cells have lost normal control mechanisms governing growth.
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