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What are my chances of developing colon cancer?

April 26, 2017colon cancer developing

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What are my chances of developing colon cancer?

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According to the American Cancer Society, not counting skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer found in men and women in this country. Colorectal cancer is second only to lung cancer among deaths caused by cancer. It is estimated that about 108,070 cases of colon cancer and 40,740 new cases of rectal cancer in 2008 will occur in the United States. Combined they will cause about 49,960 deaths.