Colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer starts in the colon or the rectum and most cases are adenocarcinoma tumors. Colorectal cancer commonly starts as a growth, or polyp, on the inner lining of the colon and can spread to other parts of the body. Most colorectal cancers are related to age and lifestyle factors, while a small number of cases are due to underlying genetic disorders. Some common symptoms include blood in the stool, weight loss, and a change in bowel movements. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide (World Health Organization, 2024-10-01).

Differential abundance and machine learning analysis

This section presents the disease-specific results of the differential abundance and machine learning analyses. The analyses are reported for three comparisons: 1) disease vs. all other diseases, 2) disease vs. diseases from the same class, and 3) disease vs. healthy samples.

Disease vs All other
Disease vs Class
Disease vs Healthy