COLON CANCER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does colon cancer mean? 

• COLON CANCER (noun)
  The noun COLON CANCER has 1 sense:

1. a malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools

  Familiarity information: COLON CANCER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COLON CANCER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("colon cancer" is a kind of...):

carcinoma (any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer)

 Context examples 

Cooperative family registries specific for colon cancer studies.

(Cooperative Family Registry for Epidemiologic Studies of Colon Cancer, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is overexpressed in certain types of cancer such as bladder cancer, colon cancer, larynx cancer, and melanoma.

(DEK wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Deregulation of HDAC3 gene expression is associated with colon cancer.

(HDAC3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer and Lynch syndrome.

(HNPCC, NCI Dictionary)

CIN is found in the majority of colon cancers and leads to a different pattern of gene alterations that contribute to tumor formation.

(Colorectal Cancer Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

An increased amount of CEA may be found in the blood of people who have colon cancer or other types of cancer, certain other diseases, or who smoke.

(Carcinoembryonic antigen assay, NCI Dictionary)

Most colon cancers are adenocarcinomas (cancers that begin in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids).

(Colon cancer, NCI Dictionary)

Polyps are a risk factor for colon cancer.

(Colon polyp, NCI Dictionary)

You may have a greater chance of getting polyps if you: • Are over age 50 • Have had polyps before • Have a family member with polyps • Have a family history of colon cancer

(Colonic Polyps, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Diseases)

A monoclonal antibody that binds to the protein MUC1, which is found on breast, ovarian, pancreatic, gastric, and colon cancer cells.

(HuHMFG1, NCI Dictionary)