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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: | |
| − | + | * ''ascending colon'' | |
| + | *''transverse colon'' | ||
| + | *''descending colon'' | ||
| + | *''sigmoid colon'' | ||
| + | *''rectum'' | ||
==Natural History== | ==Natural History== | ||
Revision as of 21:03, April 17, 2007
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Overview
Colon cancer is the third most common caner in both men and women in the United States. It is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S, with 50,000-60,000 people dying of it yearly.
Anatomy
The anantomy of the colon is important in understanding cancer. The colon is usually considered to have 5 sections:
- ascending colon
- transverse colon
- descending colon
- sigmoid colon
- rectum
Natural History
Symptoms & Diagnosis
File:ColonCancer.gif
Progression of colon polyp to cancer