Colorectal Cancer
📋Overview
This condition encompasses malignant tumors arising from the inner lining of the large intestine or the rectal canal. These growths often initiate as adenomatous polyps, which may gradually transform into cancerous tissue over an extended period of time.
The term serves as a combined classification for cancers previously described separately as colon or rectal cancer. Recognized as a common malignancy worldwide, it is characterized by slow development from identifiable precancerous changes within the lower digestive tract.
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