Bowel cancer. Bowel cancer means cancer that starts in the large bowel (colon) and the back passage (rectum). It is also known as colorectal cancer.

Mar 5, 2020 ... The median age at which people are diagnosed with colon and rectal cancer has dropped to 66, according to a new report from the American ...

The colon absorbs water and nutrients and passes waste (stool or poop) to the rectum. Colon and rectal cancers are grouped together as colorectal cancer ...

Jan 22, 2021 ... Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common and lethal disease. It is estimated that approximately 149500 new cases of large bowel cancer are ...

Colorectal Cancer. The colon and the rectum—the two parts of the large intestine —are common places for cancer to occur. It is often a hidden cancer because it ...

Colorectal cancers can cause the following symptoms: A change in bowel habits: diarrhea or constipation; Rectal bleeding or blood in the stool; Cramping or ...

Jan 6, 2021 ... Rectal cancer is a disease in which cancer cells form in the tissues of the rectum; colorectal cancer occurs in the colon or rectum.

Cancer can begin in either the colon or the rectum, and it may be called colon cancer or rectal cancer, based on where it started. Sometimes these cancers are  ...

Colorectal cancer includes colon cancer and rectal cancer. Together, the colon and rectum make up the large intestine. The two cancers have differences, ...

Colorectal Cancer. Guest Editor Robin P. Boushey M.D., Ph.D. Colorectal Cancer Epidemiology: Incidence, Mortality, Survival, and Risk Factors.