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Epidemiology and molecular genetics of colorectal cancer in iran: a review.
Archives of Iranian medicine - 1 Mar 2009
Malekzadeh Reza, Bishehsari Faraz, Mahdavinia Mahboobeh, Ansari Reza
Abstract excerpt
Although the incidence of colorectal cancer in Iranian older age subjects is currently very low compared to Western population, the younger generation is experiencing an accelerated rate approaching the Western rates and the burden of disease will increase dramatically in near future. The high frequency of positive family history of colorectal cancer in Iranian patients indicates that a significant number of...
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