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Colorectal Cancer Quiz

Nearly 107,000 colon and 41,000 rectal cancer cases are diagnosed each year. According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women. Colorectal cancer accounts for about 10 percent of cancer deaths. Take this true/false quiz with eight questions to see how much you know about colorectal cancer. After each question, you will find out if your answer is correct or incorrect, and information about health risks and healthy choices will be provided.

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This content was last modified on October 11, 2007 .

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