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March 16, 2007

Colorectal Cancer

Colon and/or rectum cancer is the third most common cancer found in men and women in this country, which will result in more than 52,000 deaths this year. The death rate has declined, however, over the last 15 years, due, at least in part, to increased awareness and cancer screening. Dr. Robert Madoff, a University of Minnesota cancer surgeon, explains that screenings are the best prevention.

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