colorectal
adjective
co·lo·rec·tal
ˌkō-lō-ˈrek-tᵊl 
: relating to or affecting the colon and rectum
colorectal cancer
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Know Your Rights The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act, and a variety of state-specific laws provide workplace protections for people with serious medical conditions, like colorectal cancer.
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Jamie Ducharme, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Screening is key Across all ages, colorectal cancer cases and related deaths in the US have been declining for decades, Ng said, attributing that success to improvements in treatment and public health efforts to promote screening.
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The innovation promises a more ethical, accurate, and cost-efficient alternative to animal testing in colorectal cancer research and drug discovery.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
According to the Office of Minority Health, with colon cancer, or colorectal cancer, from 2019 to 2023, Black men were found to have a five-year mortality rate that’s 37% higher than the overall population of American men.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
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Jamie Ducharme, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Screening is key Across all ages, colorectal cancer cases and related deaths in the US have been declining for decades, Ng said, attributing that success to improvements in treatment and public health efforts to promote screening.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The innovation promises a more ethical, accurate, and cost-efficient alternative to animal testing in colorectal cancer research and drug discovery.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
According to the Office of Minority Health, with colon cancer, or colorectal cancer, from 2019 to 2023, Black men were found to have a five-year mortality rate that’s 37% higher than the overall population of American men.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Colorectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colorectal. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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colorectal
adjective
co·lo·rec·tal
ˌkō-lə-ˈrek-tᵊl, ˌkäl-ə-
: relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum
colorectal cancer
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