Cancer that forms in the tissues of the rectum (the last several inches of the large intestine closest to the anus).
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A malignant tumour arising from the inner wall of the large intestine. The third leading cause of cancer in males, fourth in females in the u.s. Risk factors include heredity (family history), colon polyps, and long-standing ulcerative colitis. most colorectal cancers develop from polyps. Colon polyp removal can prevent colorectal cancer. Colon pol...
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is a cancer that develops from the lining `mucosa` of the rectum
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Rectal cancer: A malignant tumor arising from the inner wall of the final part of the large intestine -- the rectum. Although colon cancer and rectal cancer share many features, there are important differences between these two diseases including, especially, the tendency for rectal cancer -- but not colon cancer -- to recur locally. Local recurren...
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