Colorectal cancer

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Colorectal cancer is a cancer of the colon or rectum, located at the digestive tract's lower end.Early cases can begin as non-cancerous polyps. These often have no symptoms but can be detected by screening Colonoscopy. For this reason, doctors recommend screenings for those at high risk or over the age of 50.Polyps were found in 2.3% patients in the age group below 30 years and 5.8% in the 30-40 years group. Above the age of 40, there was a significant increase in the prevalence of polyps: 23.8% in 40-50 age group, 32.6% on 50-60 and 35.5% in 60 and above.Polyps