Colon cancer, also known as bowel cancer, is a malignancy originating from the colon, parts of the large intestine[1,2]. As a multifactorial disease, it is influenced by a combination of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors.
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by Cleveland Clinic[1] | by Wikipedia[2] |
References
[1] Colorectal cancer (no date) World Health Organization. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/colorectal-cancer (Accessed: 26 November 2023).
[2] Colorectal (Colon) Cancer (no date) Cleveland Clinic. Available at: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14501-colorectal-colon-cancer (Accessed: 26 November 2023).