| MeSH | Disease Ontology |
Disease ID: | D015179 | DOID:9256 |
Disease Name: | Colorectal Neoplasms | colorectal cancer |
Category: | MeSH | Disease Ontology |
Type: | Neoplasms//Digestive System Diseases | disease of anatomical entity//disease of cellular proliferation |
Define: | Tumors or cancer of the COLON or the RECTUM or both. Risk factors for colorectal cancer include chronic ULCERATIVE COLITIS; FAMILIAL POLYPOSIS COLI; exposure to ASBESTOS; and irradiation of the CERVIX UTERI. | A large intestine cancer that is located_in the colon and/or located_in the rectum. |
Alias: | Colorectal Cancer//Colorectal Carcinoma//Colorectal Tumors//Neoplasms, Colorectal | N/A |