Colorectal Cancer definitions beginning with C

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A disease in which cells grow out of control. Cancer cells can invade nearby tissue and spread to other parts of the body.
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The long, coiled, tube-like organ (also known as the large bowel or large intestine) that removes water from digested food. The remaining material, solid waste called "stool," moves through the colon and the rectum and leaves the body through the anus. Parts of the colon include the cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, and sigmoid colon. The average colon is about six feet long.
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A flexible, lighted instrument with a tiny built-in camera used to view the inside of the entire colon and rectum.
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An examination in which the doctor looks at the internal walls of the entire colon through a flexible, lighted instrument called a colonoscope. The doctor may collect samples of tissue or cells for closer examination. The doctor may also remove polyps during a colonoscopy.
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Related to the colon, rectum, or both.
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