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Colon Cancer Alliance - Support and Information for People Touched by Colorectal Cancer
The Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA) is an organization of colon and rectal cancer survivors, their families, caregivers, people genetically predisposed to the disease and the medical community. In 1999, the CCA was formally incorporated as a non-profit organization dedicated to patient support, advocacy and education. Here it gives information on disease, symptoms, screening, genetics. It has patient support and resource center.
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - Colon cancer
MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Here it gives information with illustrations on definition, causes, incidence, and risk factors, symptoms, signs and tests, treatment, support groups, expectations (prognosis), complications, prevention of colorectal cancer.
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Colorectal Cancer Network
The Colorectal Cancer Network is survivors and their loved ones standing up to say "Not one more person should die from this cancer!" It's plan is a three part attack on the problem: A support network so that no one goes through this alone anymore; aggressive awareness, screening, and early detection programs; and legislative actions. Here it gives information on clinical trials, treatment options, prevention and awareness of colorectal cancer.
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The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) - Learning About Colon Cancer
The NHGRI's mission is to encompass a broad range of studies aimed at understanding the structure and function of the human genome and its role in health and disease. Here it gives information about heredity and colon cancer, the test for hereditary colon cancer, current clinical research on hereditary colon cancer.
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