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==Anatomy==
==Anatomy==
[[Image:Colon.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Anatomy of the colon]]
[[Image:Colon.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Anatomy of the colon]]
The anantomy of the colon is important in understanding cancer. The colon is usually considered to have 5 sections:
The colon is the final portion of the digestive tract, after the small intestine. The anantomy of the colon is important in understanding cancer. The colon is usually considered to have 5 sections:
* ''ascending colon''
* ''ascending colon''
*''transverse colon''
*''transverse colon''