COLORECTAL-CANCER

Generated by OntoTerm. Updated: 28/08/2002 3:23:53

check date: 24/08/2001
checker: Pamela
origination date: 24/08/2001
URL: http://www.meds.com/conrad/asco98/wolmark.html

originator: Arianne
origination date: 11/01/2001

URL: http://kkucc.konkuk.ac.kr/~recto/folder1/crc.htm

originator: Arianne
origination date: 04/10/2001

URL: http://www.viahealth.org/disease/digestive/colorec.htm

originator: Arianne
origination date: 08/02/2001

URL: http://www.diariomedico.com/oncologia/n050101bis.html

origination date: 08/02/2001
originator: Arianne

URL: http://www.gastrohvm.arrakis.es/cccr.htm

originator: Arianne
origination date: 08/02/2001

subject field: medicine: disease
originator: Maribel

Conceptual Structures
ISA	MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-GASTROINTESTINAL-TRACT
ANCESTORS	ALL CHANGE-STATE CHANGE-STATE-ANIMAL DISEASE-EVENT EVENT HAVE-NEOPLASM LIVING-EVENT MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-BY-BODY-PART MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-DIGESTIVE-ORGANS-AND-PERITONEUM MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-GASTROINTESTINAL-TRACT PHYSICAL-EVENT
RELATIONS	DIAGNOSED-WITH : PROCTOSCOPY PROCTO-EXAM OCCULT-BLOOD-STOOL-TEST LOWER-GI-SERIES DIGITAL-RECTAL-EXAM COLONOSCOPY

English
colon/rectal cancer	term type: main entry term part of speech: noun number: singular reliability code: 10 definition: malignant tumor of the intestine, affecting the colon twice as frequently as the rectum. Fibre and low amount of fat in the diet reduces the risk of this type of cancer. Symptoms include diarrhea or constipation, blood in or on the stool, stools that are narrower than usual, general stomach discomfort and constant tiredness. Diagnosis is made by means of a digital rectal exam, sigmoidoscopy colonoscopy and biopsy, among other techniques. (en)
bowel cancer	definition: see colon/rectal cancer. (en) term type: synonym part of speech: noun number: singular reliability code: 10 context (x): I_bowcan.txt origination date: 28/01/2002 originator: Arianne
large bowel cancer	definition: see colon/rectal cancer. (en) term type: synonym part of speech: noun number: singular reliability code: 8 context (x): I_bowcan.txt origination date: 28/01/2002 originator: Arianne

Spanish
cáncer colorrectal	term type: main entry term part of speech: noun gender: masculine number: singular reliability code: 10 definition: tumor maligno de intestino, con localización en el colon (principalmente) y/o en el recto. Una dieta rica en fibra y con bajo contenido en grasas puede reducir el riesgo de padecerlo. Los síntomas incluyen diarrea o estreñimiento, sangre en las heces, molestias generales de estómago y cansancio. El diagnóstico se lleva a cabo mediante tacto rectal, bioquímica sanguínea, test de hemorragias ocultas, enema opaco, colonoscopia y biopsia. (es) context (x): E_cancre.txt origination date: 28/01/2002 originator: Arianne
cáncer de intestino	definition: ver cáncer colorrectal. (es) term type: synonym part of speech: noun gender: masculine number: singular reliability code: 10