### condition | illness | disease | cancer:

Colon cancer
* Most colon cancer starts out as a colon polyp, a benign mushroom-shaped growth.
* Most colon cancers are adenocarcinomas that develop from the glandular cells
  - asymptomatic in the early or, at times, even the later stages of development
  - non-hereditary, however
  - arise from adenomatous polyps
* Most colon cancers begin as benign polyps, and cancer can be prevented by removal of the polyps
  - polyps, precursor growths for cancer
* Most colon cancers develop from benign non-cancerous growths called polyps
  - tiny growths known as adenomatous polyps, or adenomas
  - have no symptoms
  - start as polyps precancerous overgrowths of colon tissue
* Most colon cancers start as polyps, pre-cancerous overgrowths of colon tissue
  - which can usually be removed through a colonoscopic exam
* affects both men and women about equally.
* appears to occur in families more often than any other cancer.
* are usually curable if caught early.
* begin as harmless polyps that can be found and removed
  - polyps, which can be found and removed
* begins at a microscopic level but then progresses to what is called an early adenoma
  - when small growths, called polyps, develop in the colon
* can be completely asymptomatic
  - develop because of the changes in the cells of the lining
  - occur for other reasons
  - present with many different symptoms
* comes from precancerous growths in the colon called polyps.
* common disease.
* complication of ulcerative colitis.
* develop from premalignant neoplastic growths known as adenomatous polyps.
* develops and grows slowly
  - from growths like polyps within the intestinal wall
  - more frequently in cases that present early
* disease in which cancer cells are found in the tissues of the colon or rectum
  - of the entire colon mucosa
  - that benefits greatly from effective screening
* disorder uniquely suitable for screening.
* good example of a cancer readily treatable if detected in time.
* has a very good prognosis if it is caught early
  - high cure rate if it is caught in the early stages
  - four main symptom complexes
  - the colonoscopy
* is an abnormal growth of cells in the large intestine , or colon
  - equal opportunity disease and is severe in both males and females
  - associated with a diet that is high in fat and calories and low in fiber
  - caused by a weak immune system
* is curable when caught early
  - detected early
  - currently the second leading cancer killer, surpassed only by lung cancer
* is highly curable when caught in the earliest stages
  - treatable and is often considered to be curable
  - nearly always curable when discovered early
  - now the leading cause of cancer deaths in nonsmokers
  - on the right side of the colon
* is one of the commonest cancers affecting both man and women
  - few malignancies that can be prevented before it starts
  - greatest cancer killers of non-smokers
* is one of the most common malignancies in the United States
  - resistant cancers in man
  - preventable if polyps are removed at an early stage
  - rare in countries where red meat is less common on the menu
  - responsible for approximately as many deaths as breast or prostate cancer
  - second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in humans
  - slightly more common in women than men
  - slow growing
* is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States
  - cancer-related deaths among older people
* is the second leading cause of cancer death in America
  - cancer death in the country
  - cancer death, but it's highly treatable is caught early
  - cancer deaths in the United States today
  - death each year
  - death from cancer in the United States today
* is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the United States
  - in the United States, after lung cancer
* is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States
  - of cancer death, and men and women are equally at risk
* is the second most common form of cancer, and has the second highest cancer death rate
  - frequent type of cancer in the United States
* is the third leading cause of cancer death in both men and women
  - cancer deaths among women
* is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women
  - cause of cancer deaths in women
  - prevalent form of cancer in the United States
  - usually curable when discovered early
* major cause of death in the United States.
* malignant tumor in the lining of the large intestine.
* occurs most commonly in people over the age of forty
  - with equal frequency in men and women
* preventable disease.
* progressive disease that occurs in several stages.
* serious health problem in the United States.
* spreads first to the liver.
* starts as a precancerous growth called a polyp
  - in the form of polyps
  - with the formation of small, noncancerous growths called polyps
* strikes both men and women
  - only older, white men
* type of cancer that grows in the colon, or large intestine.
* very common cancer second only to lung cancer