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February 28, 2024
By Priyanka Kanth, MD, Director, GI Cancer Prevention Program
In the late 1990s Colorectal cancer (CRC) was the fourth leading cause of cancer death in people under age 50, but cases are on the rise. Now, it’s the leading cause of cancer death in men, and secon...
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