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[The present situation of colorectal cancer in Chile].
Revista medica de Chile - 1 Jun 2020
Ríos Juvenal A, Barake M Francisca, Arce María José, López-Köstner Francisco, Labbe Tomas P, Villena Jessica, Becerra Sergio
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal (CRC) is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide. Most tumors develop from an adenoma in a period of 10 to 15 years, but some may appear without previous adenomatous lesions. Seventy-five percent of colorectal cancers are sporadic, 20% have a family component (first or second-degree relatives with CRC) and 5% have a hereditary predisposition with a Mendelian pattern. The epidemiological...
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