33+ Qcancer Colorectal Background. Colorectal cancer is cancer that develops in the colon or rectum. Colorectal cancer affects men and women of all racial and ethnic groups, and is most often found in people who are 50 years old or older.
Colorectal cancer (crc) refers to both rectal cancer and colon cancer.
Colorectal cancers originate from the epithelial cells lining the colon or rectum, most commonly an adenocarcinoma. Colorectal cancer requires expert care. Colorectal cancer affects men and women of all racial and ethnic groups, and is most often found in people who are 50 years old or older. Colorectal cancer, also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is any cancer that affects the colon and the rectum.