Colon Cancer – Key Medical Terms
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), not counting some kinds of skin cancer, colorectal cancer, often referred to as colon cancer, is the fourth most common cancer in men and women. It is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.
Key Words
- Colonoscopy – visual exam of the colon
- Colostomy – creation of an artificial opening into the colon
- CT colonography – radiographic imaging of the colon
- FIT – fecal immunochemical test,
- FIT-DNA – multitarget FIT test, also referred to as Cologuard
- FOBT – fecal (stool) occult bold test
- Ileostomy – creating an artificial opening into the ileum, a portion of the small intestine.
- Occult blood – hidden blood, not visible to the naked eye
- Polyp – tumor-like growth extending outward from a mucous membrane
- Polypectomy – excision of a polyp
- Sigmoidoscopy– visual exam of the sigmoid colon and rectum
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