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Colorectal cancer

Nature Reviews Disease Primers volume 1, Article number: 15066 (2015) Cite this article

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Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the developed world. This PrimeView describes how incidence over the past 60 years has increased alondside red meat consumption, smoking, alcohol intake and an ageing population.

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Colorectal cancer. Nat Rev Dis Primers 1, 15066 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2015.66

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