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Colorectal cancer
* Most colorectal cancers are in the colon.
* Most colorectal cancers begin as a growth on the inner lining of the colon or rectum called a polyp
  - benign tumors called polyps
  - polyps which later develop into cancer
  - first as small growths, called polyps, inside the colon or rectum
  - in the form of a polyp
  - with polyps that, unless removed, can become cancerous over time
* Most colorectal cancers develop from adenomatous polyps
  - in certain types of polyps or tissue growths
  - slowly over several years
  - occur in the segment closest to the rectum
  - start out as small benign growths that are known as polyps
* affects all races
* affects men and women equally and has a mortality rate second only to lung cancer
  - with nearly equal frequency
* affects women and men of all races
  - just as often as men
* are highly treatable when diagnosed in the earliest stages
  - the second largest cause of cancer deaths in the United States
* are the third most common cancers among men and women
* arise from pre-malignant polyps
  - in the lower portions of the digestive tract
* begins as polyps in the bowel
  - in the colon or rectum
  - with no symptoms at all
* can affect anyone
  - also recur at a site distant to the original tumor
  - be a death sentence if diagnosed in the late stages
* can cause a variety of nonspecific symptoms
  - different symptoms based on the location of the tumor
  - develop with few if any symptoms at first
  - have all the features that are present in other cancers
  - lead to blood-borne metastases in vital organs such as liver and lung
  - originate anywhere in the large intestines
  - present with a variety of symptoms
  - start with noncancerous growths called polyps
  - strike men and women at any age
* cancer that starts in the colon or the rectum.
* common type of cancer.
* constitutes a major public health problem.
* continues to be a major problem.
* develops from non-cancer polyps called adenomatous polyps
  - in the colon or rectum, which are both parts of the digestive tract
* differs from other major cancers in another important way.
* disease no man has to die from
  - woman has to die from
  - strongly influenced by diet
* disease that can be prevented
  - works covertly and quietly
* has the distinction of being the only completely preventable cancer.
* includes cancers of the colon, rectum, anus and appendix
  - appendix, and anus
  - appendix, and some anal cancers
* is an equal opportunity disease, affecting both men and women
  - equal-opportunity killer
* is cancer of the colon or rectum
  - that occurs in the colon or in the lower colon near the rectum
  - common in both males and females in Virginia
  - diseases
  - fatal
* is highly preventable and, if detected early, can be treated very effectively
  - when detected early, eminently curable
  - treatable and curable when detected early
* is largely preventable - most colorectal cancers develop from benign polyps
  - and curable if detected early
  - malignant cells found in the colon or rectum
* is more common in older people
  - with increasing age
  - easily treatable when the cancer is confined to the intestine
  - likely to occur as people get older
  - most curable when found before it causes symptoms
* is much more common among men than women
  - treatable when diagnosed early
  - no exception
* is one of the cancers that can be prevented through screening
  - few cancers that can be prevented through a screening test
  - four most prevalent cancers worldwide
  - leading causes of cancer death worldwide
* is one of the most common cancers in North America
  - cancers in the world
  - forms of cancer affecting the colon and rectum
  - types of cancer in the United States
* is one of the most preventable and curable types of cancer
  - preventable in many cases
* is preventable, and is easy to treat and often curable when detected early
  - treatable, and often curable when it is found early
  - rare in less developed areas such as Africa, most of Asia, and Latin America
  - second only to cancer of the lung in frequency as a killer
* is second only to lung cancer as a cause of death by malignancy
  - as a cause of death from cancer
  - in causing cancer deaths
* is the growth of abnormal cells in the colon or rectum
  - most preventable cancer but the least prevented
  - number two cancer killer in the United States
  - one of the most preventable cancers that exist
* is the second biggest cancer killer, behind lung cancer
  - highest cause of death from cancer in the United States
* is the second leading cancer killer in the United States
  - killer, second only to lung cancer
* is the second leading cause of cancer death for men and women combined
  - cancer death in men and women in the United States
  - cancer death in the United States each year
  - cancer deaths in North America
  - cancer-related deaths in the United States
  - most common cancer in developed countries
* is the second most common cause of cancer death among American men and women
  - of cancer death in the Western world
  - form of cancer
  - visceral malignancy in the United States
* is the second most deadly cancer
  - tumor in human beings
  - prevalent cancer in the western world
* is the second-leading cancer killer in America
* is the third leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. in both men and women
  - cancer death in women
* is the third most common cancer among women
  - cause of cancer-related death in the United States
  - malignant neoplasm worldwide
  - commonly diagnosed cancer in America
  - prevalent cancer in North America
  - therefore the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States
  - usually curable when it is detected early
  - virtually nonexistent at the equator
* leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States
  - illness and death in the Western world
* major cause of cancer related death in Ireland
  - morbidity and mortality in the United States
  - health problem in Australia
* occurs from the presence of cancerous cells in the colon, rectum, or cecum
  - in the colon and rectum, the last parts of the digestive system
  - most often in the rectosigmoid region
  - throughout the world
* preventable and very curable disease if caught early.
* ranks second in cancer incidence for the combined U.S. population.
* refers to cancer that involves both the colon and rectum
  - cancers of the colon or rectum
  - malignant growths that occur in the colon and the rectum
* remains the nation's number-two cancer killer, despite being highly preventable
  - third most common cancer in incidence and mortality for men and women
* requires surgery in nearly all cases for complete cure.
* starts because of polyps.
* starts with a single cell that mutates and grows into a visible polyp
  - just as hard in both men and women
  - men and women in almost equal numbers
* strikes men and women with almost equal frequency often with no symptoms
  - the colon and the rectum, both parts of the large intestine
  - women nearly as often as men, and frequently begins without symptoms
* tends to develop within certain families
  - run in families