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Worldwide, colorectal cancer causes approximately 600,000 deaths per year [1]. About 16,000 of these occur in the UK, where it is the second commonest cause of cancer death. Despite advances in surgery and adjuvant therapies, 5-year survival remains around 50% [2].
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Clark, S.K. (2012). Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance. In: Brown, S., Hartley, J., Hill, J., Scott, N., Williams, J. (eds) Contemporary Coloproctology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-889-8_9
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