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A Videotape-Based Decision Aid for Colon Cancer Screening
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Screening prevents some cases of colon cancer by detecting abnormal growths in the colon (polyps) before they become cancers and by detecting cancers in their early stages, when they can be cured. Experts …
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