Diseases Colon cancer : Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors by March 14, 2011March 14, 2011 Alternate Names : Colorectal cancer, Cancer – colon, Rectal cancer, Cancer-rectum, Adenocarcinoma- colon, Colon -adenocarcinoma Definition Colon, or colorectal, cancer is cancer that starts in the large intestine (colon) or… 0 FacebookTwitterGoogle +Pinterest