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Presented by Max Roberts and Logan Hoselton.  Colon cancer is a genetic disease that affects the colon and internal bowel functions.  It causes mitosis.

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1 Presented by Max Roberts and Logan Hoselton

2  Colon cancer is a genetic disease that affects the colon and internal bowel functions.  It causes mitosis in the colon or area near the colon to increase. Usually this is a malignant tumor.

3  Colon cancer is caused by a gene passed on through heritance.  Colon cancer can also be caused through large fat intakes.

4  The colon cancer is caused through genes by the mutation of a strand of DNA were an adenine was added.  This mutation is a frame shift that inserts a base.

5  Usually the age group of 20 to 60 get the cancer.  It is the third most common cancer among males and fourth to females.

6  Mainly the colon were the end of the stomach is located.  Polyps that are clumps of cells grow along the edge of the wall of the colon. It is these cells that are mostly affected.

7  Change in bowel habits.  Internal bleeding.  Fatigue.  Blood in stool.  Consistent abominable pain such as cramps, aches, gas.

8  Chemotherapy can be used as it is used on most cancers.  Surgery is probably the most common.  Radiation therapy can also be used

9  X-Rays can be used to find colon cancer internally.  Stool blood test, since the stool will usually have bleeding due to the cancer.  Colonscopy, a diagnosis that uses a tube camera for finding the cancer in the colon.

10  Healthy diets can help against colon cancer.  Smoking causes and increased risk of cancer.

11  Mayoclinic.com/health/colon- cancer/0S0035  Medicinenet.com/colon- cancer/article.htm  Webmd.com/colorectal-cancer


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