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Age, Chronic Illness, and Life Expectancy after a Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Screening is looking for a specific condition in people who do not report symptoms of that condition. Doctors screen patients for cancer so that cancer may be found while it is still small and has not spread. Treatment at …
