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Do most people who develop colon cancer have risk factors for the disease?

April 26, 2017colon cancer develop disease people risk factors

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Do most people who develop colon cancer have risk factors for the disease?

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Any person is at risk for colon cancer. Most people are in their 60’s and 70’s when diagnosed. Therefore age is a risk factor for this disease. Only one in five have other risk factors for the disease, such as family history of colon cancer.