The Colorectal Cancer Basics
Colorectal cancer is the disease caused when abnormal growths (polyps), in the colon (large intestine or large bowel) or rectum, turn cancerous. It can be called colon cancer for short. …
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Colorectal cancer is the disease caused when abnormal growths (polyps), in the colon (large intestine or large bowel) or rectum, turn cancerous. It can be called colon cancer for short. …
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