Mesh term Colorectal Neoplasms
Browse to parent terms:Colonic Diseases
Intestinal Neoplasms
Rectal Diseases
Description
Tumors or cancer of the COLON or the RECTUM or both. Risk factors for colorectal cancer include chronic ULCERATIVE COLITIS; FAMILIAL POLYPOSIS COLI; exposure to ASBESTOS; and irradiation of the CERVIX UTERI.Browse to child terms:
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
Colonic Neoplasms
Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis
Rectal Neoplasms
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