Indicate true (T) and false (F) statements below regarding colorectal cancers. Your answer would be a four-letter string composed of letters T and F only, e.g. TFFF.
( ) Observation of polyps in the colon epithelium of a patient is an indication of a malignant carcinoma.
( ) Progression of colorectal cancer is very slow and normally takes over 10 years to turn into malignancy.
( ) Colorectal cancers are usually diagnosed later in life.
( ) Invasive colorectal cancer cells usually metastasize to lymph nodes via lymphatic vessels and then into the bloodstream.

Question

Indicate true (T) and false (F) statements below regarding colorectal cancers. Your answer would be a four-letter string composed of letters T and F only, e.g. TFFF.
( )	Observation of polyps in the colon epithelium of a patient is an indication of a malignant carcinoma.
( )	Progression of colorectal cancer is very slow and normally takes over 10 years to turn into malignancy.
( )	Colorectal cancers are usually diagnosed later in life.
( )	Invasive colorectal cancer cells usually metastasize to lymph nodes via lymphatic vessels and then into the bloodstream.

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The adenomatous polyps are believed to be the precursors of most colorectal cancers, but progression into malignancy is slow and the average time from detection of the polyp to cancer diagnosis is about 12 years. This usually happens later in life. Colorectal cancers tend to metastasize through lymphatic nodes after spreading through the layers of tissues lining the gut.

Indicate True (T) and False (F) Statements Below Regarding Colorectal