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Colon cancer

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001911

Cancer that forms in the tissues of the colon (the longest part of the large intestine). Most colon cancers are adenocarcinomas (cancers that begin in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001911
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001911",
  "term": "Colon cancer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Cancer that forms in the tissues of the colon (the longest part of the large intestine). Most colon cancers are adenocarcinomas (cancers that begin in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids).",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/colon-cancer/"
}

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