1. Presented by Max Roberts and Logan Hoselton

2.  Colon cancer is a genetic disease that affects the colon and internal bowel functions.  It causes mitosis in the colon or area near the colon to increase. Usually this is a malignant tumor.

3.  Colon cancer is caused by a gene passed on through heritance.  Colon cancer can also be caused through large fat intakes.

4.  The colon cancer is caused through genes by the mutation of a strand of DNA were an adenine was added.  This mutation is a frame shift that inserts a base.

5.  Usually the age group of 20 to 60 get the cancer.  It is the third most common cancer among males and fourth to females.

6.  Mainly the colon were the end of the stomach is located.  Polyps that are clumps of cells grow along the edge of the wall of the colon. It is these cells that are mostly affected.

7.  Change in bowel habits.  Internal bleeding.  Fatigue.  Blood in stool.  Consistent abominable pain such as cramps, aches, gas.

8.  Chemotherapy can be used as it is used on most cancers.  Surgery is probably the most common.  Radiation therapy can also be used

9.  X-Rays can be used to find colon cancer internally.  Stool blood test, since the stool will usually have bleeding due to the cancer.  Colonscopy, a diagnosis that uses a tube camera for finding the cancer in the colon.

10.  Healthy diets can help against colon cancer.  Smoking causes and increased risk of cancer.

11.  Mayoclinic.com/health/colon- cancer/0S0035  Medicinenet.com/colon- cancer/article.htm  Webmd.com/colorectal-cancer