Rise in CRC Among Young Adults Continues to Baffle Researchers
Cancer incidence has been growing among younger adults—not just in the U.S., but globally. According to a recent analysis, the...
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70% of EAO-CRC cases have no known risk factors, such as family history of CRC
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