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Colon cancer is the third most common form of cancer. Most are thought to come from adenomatous polyps in the colon. It is also the second leading cause of death worldwide per year. Current screening guidelines recommend colonoscopy beginning at age 50 for those with no known risk factors. Those with a family history or known genetic predisposition to colon cancer should begin screening at age 40 or earlier, depending upon the underlying condition.

Fast Facts

• --Largely preventable through appropriate and timely cancer screening.
• --Increased risk associated with multiple SNPs, including rs6983267, rs2273535, and rs7903146.
• --Two genetic conditions - familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) - predispose an individual to colon cancer.

5 Great Resources on Colon Cancer

• WebMD: Colorectal Cancer Health Center
• American Cancer Society (ACS): Overview: Colon and Rectum Cancer | What Is Colorectal Cancer?
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): General Information About Colorectal Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer Network: Colon Cancer Diagnosis?
• Mayo Clinic: Colon Cancer

5 Latest Headlines on Colon Cancer

• More Colon Cancer News from Topix

What is Colon Cancer?

• eMedicine: Colon Cancer, Adenocarcinoma
• MedicineNet: What is Cancer of the Colon and Rectum?
• WebMD: Understanding Colorectal Cancer - The Basics
• About.com: What is Colon Cancer
• Milton S. Hershey Medical Center: Colon Cancer

What Are The Symptoms of Colon Cancer?

• About.com: Colon Cancer Symptoms
• MedicineNet: What are the symptoms of colon cancer?
• Mayo Clinic: Colon Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
• Healthwise (via Yahoo Health): Colorectal Cancer - Symptoms
• OncologyChannel: Colon Cancer: Signs and Symptoms

What Are The Causes and Complications of Colon Cancer?

• MedicineNet: What are the causes of colon cancer?
• A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Colon Cancer: Causes | Possible Complications
• Mayo Clinic: Colon Cancer: Causes | Risk Factors

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Colon Cancer?

• About.com: Colon Cancer Treatment Options
• Healthwise (via Yahoo Health): Colorectal Cancer - Treatment Overview
• eMedicine Health: Colon Cancer Treatment
• WebMD: Treatment Of Colon Cancer
• MedicineNet: Advances in Colorectal Cancer
• UpToDate: Patient Information: Treatment of Colon Cancer | Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Colon Cancer?

• Advanced Alternatives: Fighting Cancer with the Immune System, Detoxification and Genes: Colon Cancer
• A.P. John Institute For Cancer Research: Alternative Treatments for Colorectal Cancer
• QuackWatch: A Special Message for Cancer Patients Seeking "Alternative" Treatments

What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Colon Cancer?

• MedicineNet: What are the Treatments and Survival for Colon Cancer?
• Wikipedia: Colon Cancer: Staging
• NCI: Stages of Colon Cancer
• About.com: Types of Colon Cancer | U.S. Survival Statistics by Cancer Site
• WrongDiagnosis: Statistics about Colorectal Cancer

How Do You Prevent Colon Cancer?

• Healthwise (via Revolution Health): Colorectal Cancer: Prevention
• Strang Cancer Prevention Center: Prevention of Colon Cancer
• MedicineNet: Colon Cancer Prevention
• Colorectal Cancer Network: Colon Cancer: Prevention and Screening
• NCI: Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Genetics of Colon Cancer

• MedicineNet: What about genetic testing for colon cancer?
• NCI: Genetics of Colorectal Cancer
• American Society of Clinical Oncology: The Genetics of Colorectal Cancer
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Colon Cancer & Heredity
• Genetic Health: Colon Cancer
• Genetics Home Reference: Colorectal Cancer

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Colon Cancer

• HighBeam: Author Shares Her 'Gut Wisdom' About Colon Cancer
• ACS: Colon Cancer Builds a Character
• Health Diaries: The Colon Cancer Blog
• About.com: Donna Myers' Colon Cancer Blog
• OncologyChannel: Living With Colon Cancer Stories
• PersonalWeb: Colon Polyps & Colon Cancer

Foundations and Support Groups on Colon Cancer

• NCI: Colon and Rectal Cancer
• ACS: Colon and Rectum Cancer
• The Susan Cohan Kasdas Colon Cancer Foundation: The International Voice of Colon Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer Network: Assisting People with Cancer, Their Family, Friends and Care Givers
• Colon Cancer Alliance: National Patient Advocacy Organization

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Colon Cancer

• Cancer Compass: Colon Cancer Message Board
• iVillage: Living with Cancer Message Board
• AOL: Cancer Message Board
• Cancer Discussion: For Patients, Families, and Friends
• Yahoo Groups: Colon Cancer Alliance Buddy Chat | Colon Cancer Support Group
• OncologyChannel: Colon Cancer Peer to Peer Forum

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Colon Cancer

• PubMed: Colon Cancer Articles
• JAMA: Colon Cancer Articles
• Google Scholar: Colon Cancer Articles
• ACS: Colon Cancer Vaccine Promising for Patients in Early Stages of the Disease (March 22, 1999)

Clinical Trials on Colon Cancer

• NCI: Clinical Trials: Colon Cancer | Cancer Research Projects: Colon Cancer
• CenterWatch: Colorectal Cancer Trials | Colon Cancer Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Colorectal Cancer Trials | Colon Cancer Trials

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