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This chapter analyzes the epidemiology of rectal cancer, first of all on a global scale, then concentrating on the situation in the USA, with reference to the great number of publications available, and finally looking at the situation in Italy, which the authors are most familiar with.
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Giuricin, M., Lucchetta, A., Giacomel, G., de Manzini, N. (2013). Epidemiology. In: de Manzini, N. (eds) Rectal Cancer. Updates in Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2670-4_1
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