A 37-year-old member asked:
Is the death rate from colorectal cancer rising?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
No: Death rate from colon cancer is declining in the usa. For details consult: http://www.Cancer.Gov/ncicancerbulletin/071211/page2.
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Dr. Lawrence Hochmananswered
Radiation Oncology 33 years experience
No: But the incidence of rectal cancer in patients under age 40 is rising.
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