FILE - In this May 25, 2017 file photo, chemotherapy drugs are administered to a patient at North Carolina Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. Health experts are stepping up warnings as more cardiac side effects of some breast cancer treatments come to light. In its first guidance on the issue, released on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, the American Heart Association urges that women and their doctors carefully weigh the risks and benefits of any therapy that may cause heart damage. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Colorectal cancer is the growth of cancer in parts of the large intestine, specifically the colon and rectum. It can be difficult to detect colorectal cancer early because it is not associated with specific tell-tale symptoms.
Instead, patients may present with non-specific symptoms like constipation, diarrhoea, abdominal discomfort, weight loss and blood in the stool. Other patients may not experience symptoms at all.
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