Health Management for Older Adults III - Screening the Elderly for Colorectal Cancer -- From Polyp to Malignancy

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The symptoms of colorectal cancer at presentation vary with the anatomic location of the tumor

Tumors arising from the right side of the colon may become quite large without causing any obstructive symptoms or changes in bowel habits, since the stool passing through the right side of the colon is mostly liquid and able to traverse a narrowed lumen rather easily.