What is colon cancer? | Norton Cancer Institute
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Michael F. Driscoll, M.D., medical oncologist with Norton Cancer Institute, answers the question, what is colon cancer?
Colon cancer is cancer that arises in the colon rectal area usually from a polyp.
Most cases are adenocarcinoma, which refers to the type of cell type and there's estimated approximately 140,000 new cases of colorectal cancer per year; approximately 100,000 of those being colon cancer and approximately 40,000 are rectal cancer.
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