- Feb 09, 2012
I am a 30 yr old male. About six months ago I came down with a horrible intestinal virus(wh...

Colon cancer is cancer that starts in the large intestine (colon) or the rectum (end of the colon). Such cancer is sometimes referred to as "colorectal cancer."
Other types of colon cancer such as lymphoma, carcinoid tumors, melanoma, and sarcomas are rare. In this article, use of the term "colon cancer" refers to colon carcinoma and not these rare types of colon cancer.
Colorectal cancer; Cancer - colon