print email comment close MedlinePlus: Colorectal Cancer URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/colorectalcancer.html Description: Compilation of links to information about "[c]ancer of the colon or rectum [which] is also called colorectal cancer. In the United States, it is the fourth most common cancer in men and women." Some of the topics covered here include prevention, diagnosis (such as colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy), treatment, clinical trials, and research. Includes links to several documents in Spanish. From the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). Publisher: National Library of Medicine NLM); National Institutes of Health (NIH) LII Database Information: Record 27528 created by Jennifer English on 12/16/2008 Last modification on 01/13/2009 Published: 01/21/2009   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27528