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colon cancer  

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  • COLON CANCER IS the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the general population in the United States. In 2007, the American Cancer Society estimates about 112,340 new cases and 52,180 deaths due to colon cancer. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Colon Cancer]

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