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Exploring the decreasing incidence of colon cancer in those over the age of 50

Friday, August 18, 2017

Manish A. Shah, M.D., director of gastrointestinal oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, spoke to Targeted Oncology about the decreasing incidence of colon cancer diagnosis in those over the age of 50.

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