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Please help! what is the difference between colon cancer and anal cancer?
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Each is dIfferent: Colon cancer is in the colorectal area , adenocarcinoma spreads to abdominal lymph nodes first and more common than anal cancer , develops in anal canal squamous cell cancer , spreads to groin nodes first. Recently more frequently seen in HIV patients.
Answered 6/10/2014
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