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colon cancer

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Noun1.colon cancer - a malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools
carcinoma - any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer


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Women with a waist measuring at least 35 inches had a 48 percent higher risk of colon cancer than those with a waist less than 28 inches.
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Subjects who ate the most processed meat in both 1982 and 1992 had a higher risk of colon cancer than those eating less processed meat.
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