Cancer that begins in the colon is called colon cancer, and cancer that begins in the rectum is called rectal cancer. Cancer that affects either of these organs may also be called colorectal cancer. See the following PDQ summaries for more information about colorectal cancer: Colorectal Cancer Screening.
Confidence votes 37.0K. The Supreme Court decides cases that are appealed by a lower court; a lower court has made a decision and one of the parties feels strongly enough that the decision was wrong that they make an appeal to the Supreme Court.onfidence votes 37.0K. The Supreme Court decides cases that are appealed by a lower court; a lower court has made a decision and one of the parties feels strongly enough that the decision was wrong that they make an appeal to the Supreme Court.
In 2009, the US Supreme Court received nearly 8,000 petitions for Writ of Certiorari, or requests for the justices to review a legal matter on final appeal. Clearly, there is no way nine justices can hear and decide 8,000 cases, so they use their judicial discretion to choose approximately 1-2% that they consider most worthy of their time.