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Medlineplus Encyclopedia: About Colorectal cancer
MedlinePlus is designed to help find appropriate, authoritative health information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Here it tells about the diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, prevention/screening tools for colorectal cancer.
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Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia- Colorectal Cancer
Begun in 2001, Wikipedia has rapidly grown into the largest reference website on the Internet. The content of Wikipedia is free, written collaboratively by people from all around the world. Here it describes the symptoms (constitutional and metastatic), risk factors, diagnosis, screening and monitoring, pathology, staging syastems, treatment options, prognosis and follow up of colorectal cancer.
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National Cancer Institute: Colon and Rectal Cancer
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of eight agencies that compose the Public Health Service (PHS) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Here one can get reliable information on the causes, prevention, genetics, screening and testing, treatment, research and related information on colorectal cancer.
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Mayoclinic: Colon Cancer
This site's mission is to empower people to manage their health. They accomplish this by providing useful and up-to-date information and tools that reflect the expertise and standard of excellence of Mayo Clinic. Here one can find detailed and reliable information on the signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, screening and diagnosis, treatment and prevention aspects of colon cancer.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Colorectal (colon) cancer
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Here it provides basic information, screening, symptoms, risk factors for colorectal cancer.
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