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Colon Cancer

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Colon cancer is consistently one of the most common malignancies diagnosed in the United States and is a significant source of morbidity and mortality. An estimated 130,000 cases are diagnosed annually and roughly 57,000 patients die in the United States. Although roughly 7% of cases occur in patients younger than 50 years of age, the incidence of colon cancer in the general population increases exponentially after the fifth decade of life.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York—Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 10032, USA

    Daniel L. Feingold (Assistant Professor of Surgery) & Richard L. Whelan (Associate Professor of Surgery)

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  1. Undergraduate Surgical Education, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Jonathan A. Myers MD (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director) (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director)

  2. Surgical Sciences and Services, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Keith W. Millikan MD (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean) (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean)

  3. Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Theodore J. Saclarides MD (Professor of Surgery Head) (Professor of Surgery Head)

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Feingold, D.L., Whelan, R.L. (2008). Colon Cancer. In: Myers, J.A., Millikan, K.W., Saclarides, T.J. (eds) Common Surgical Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75246-4_42

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