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What part of the large intestine are you most likely to get colon cancer?
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∙ 13y ago
The first section of the large intestine is the Right Ascending colon, which begins with the cecum. it is followed by the Transverse colon, and finally the Sigmoid colon. Less than 10% of colon cancers (some sources say only 5%) occur in the Ascending colon or cecum. The majority of colon cancers occur in the Sigmoid colon.
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What is the term for cancer of the large intestine?
Cancer of the large intestine is known as colon cancer.
What disease could you get in the large intestine?
Colon Cancer
Does colon cancer occur most often in the large or small intestines?
Colon cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the large intestine (colon), which is the final part of the digestive tract12. The large intestine is about 5 feet long and absorbs water and salt from the food that passes through it. The small intestine, also called the small bowel, is a long tube that connects the stomach and the large intestine. It is about 20 feet long and is responsible for digesting and absorbing nutrients from the food that enters it. Cancer of the small intestine is much less common than cancer of the large intestine. There are different types of small bowel cancer, such as adenocarcinoma, neuroendocrine tumors, lymphoma, and sarcoma. Therefore, colon cancer occurs most often in the large intestine, not the small intestine.
What are the two problems that originate in the large intestine?
Colon cancer could be invovled.
What is another name for the colon other than the large intestine?
Another name is the liver, the large intestine is not another name for colon. Whenever someone is diagnosed with colon cancer it is because the liver isn't producing bile and filtering toxins.
What section of the large intestine is the ascending colon?
The ascending colon is the first section of the large intestine.
Whats another name for the large intestine?
The large intestine may also be called the colon. The combining form for the large intestine is colo-
What does a colectomy procedure include?
A colectomy procedure is an operation to remove part or all of the colon (or large intestine) to treat you for diseases that affect the colon, such as colon cancer.
Are there another word for large intestines?
Colon is another word for the large intestine
Are intestines in the colon?
The colon is the name for large intestine. Ileum is the small intestine
Another name for the large intestine is the?
Colon
What intestine absorbs water into bloodstream?
Colon and Large Intestine =)
