Colorectal cancer--cancers of the colon and rectum--is the third-highest cause of cancer-related mortality in the U.S.

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Colorectal cancer--cancers of the colon and rectum--is the third-highest cause of cancer-related mortality in the U.S. The American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Ga., estimates that approximately 93,000 people will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year and 40,000 with rectal cancer, while 50,000 of those individuals will die from their disease. Scientists at the University of Arizona Children's Research Center, Tucson, have...