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Using Risks To Tailor Screening for Colorectal Cancer
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Cancer of the colon or rectum is called colorectal cancer. It is the second leading cause of death from cancer in the United States. Polyps (outgrowths of the wall of the colon) precede most colorectal cancers. Screening procedures can detect …
