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What Can You Do To Avoid Colon Cancer? A Phelps Expert Answers What Can You Do To Avoid Colon Cancer? A Phelps Expert Answers
What Can You Do To Avoid Colon Cancer? A Phelps Expert Answers The State of Colorectal Cancer: Colorectal cancer is currently the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Both the incidence and mortality rates of colorectal cancer have been slowly declining in the United States, mainly due to aggressive screening strategies. Still, approximately 145,600 new cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed in the United States annually, with over 50,000 Americans dying of the disease yearly. Cancers of the colon and rectum are highly preventable if we take the right steps in screening and are aware of certain alarm signs or symptoms. Lifes…

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