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Colon Cancer Symptoms and Signs
The colon is the large intestine, the bowel that extends from the small intestine to the anus. The colon absorbs nutrients and fluid from food while forming the feces that is expelled from the body as waste. Colon cancer symptoms and signs are often noticeable with changes in fecal characteristics. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that there were more than 142,000 new cases of colon … Read entire article »
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