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IntroductionColorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide among men (incidence 21 per 100,000 and mortality rate 10 per 100,000) and the second among women (incidence 15 per 100,000 and mortality rate 8 per 100,000). In Central and Eastern Europe, the incidence is 35 per 100,000 men and 22 per 100,000 women and mortality rate 20.3 per 100,000 men and 11.7 per 100,000 women. The overall 5 year survival rate is 50-60% [1].These rather disappointing results are mainly du… Show more
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