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Why do you read that someone had a clean colonoscopy and then 24 months later they have full blown colon cancer, since it is "slow growing"?

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growth rates vary: Colon cancer can progress quickly once it gets into the lymphatic system.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 1/19/2016

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