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Colon Cancer Learning Center
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Blockage of the colon; Cancer returning in the colon; Cancer spreading to other organs or tissues (metastasis) Development of a second primary colorectal cancer;
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Polyps are growths of the epithelium of the colon. 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 gr...
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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. As expected, the survival rates are dependent upon the stage of the cancer at the time of diagnosis, making ...
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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.
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The ability to invade and metastasize are the defining characteristics of a cancer. Invasion refers to the ability of cancer cells to penetrate through the membranes that separate them from healthy tissues and blood vessels. Metastasis can refer e...
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Colon, or colorectal, cancer is cancer that starts in the large intestine (colon) or the rectum (end of the colon. Other types of cancer can affect the colon, such as lymphoma, carcinoid tumors, melanoma, and sarcomas. These are rare. In this arti...
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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. These...
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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. These...
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