Colorectal cancer is cancer that occurs in the colon or rectum. This is also known as colon  cancer, for short. Colon cancer is most common in adults 50 years and older with more than  200,000 cases per year in the US. Many people have no symptoms until the later stages of  cancer. The symptoms of colon cancer include:

• Diarrhea
• Constipation
• Blood in stool
• Fatigue
• Unexplained weight loss
• Abdominal pain
• Bloating

There are no known causes however there are factors that can increase the risks such as  Inherited gene mutations. Inherited colon cancer syndromes include familial adenomatous  polyposis (FAP) and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) These syndromes are  detected through genetic testing.

Other risk factors include African-American race, chronic inflammatory diseases, high-fat low fiber diet, alcoholism, smoking and older age.

Diagnosis of the condition begins with screening tests followed by the diagnostic tests and  staging where the actual condition of the patient is known. Three primary options for treatment  are radiation, chemotherapy and surgery.

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