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Predisposing factors:
Precipitating factors:
• Age (56% Patient broke her right leg
>70yrs old) due to falling on the stairs
• Colorectal Etiology: Precipitating factors:
polyps Unknown • Diet – hit fat/low fibre
• Family history • Smoking
• Previous • Alcohol drinking
colorectal cancer • Lack of exercise
• Ulcerative
colitis /colonic Abnormal
crohn’s disease proliferation of cells
in the colon area
Reduction likelihood
of regrowth
Diagnostic test:
Development of malignant tumor
• SigmoIdos
copy
Uncontrolled
proliferation
of cells in the tumor
marrow
Increase in
size
COLON CANCER
Reduction likelihood
of regrowth
Proliferation of cancer cells
in that area
Complications occur
DEATH