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Colorectal Cancer
Medical Oncology · Oncology
Severe
Severity
Common — the third most common cancer worldwide
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Medical Oncology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Arises from genetic mutations that transform normal colon cells into cancerous ones
- 2often beginning in polyps. Risk factors include a diet high in red or processed meat and low in fiber
- 3obesity
- 4physical inactivity
- 5smoking
- 6heavy alcohol use
- 7inflammatory bowel disease
- 8and inherited syndromes such as Lynch syndrome or familial adenomatous polyposis.
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