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SUBMITTER: Gil J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4079939 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gil Justyna J Gaj Paweł P Misiak Błażej B Ostrowski Jerzy J Karpinski Pawel P Jarczyńska Alicja A Kielan Wojciech W Sasiadek Maria Malgorzata MM
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) 20140618 7
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an epidemiological problem of a great importance in Poland; each year approximately 14,600 new cases of the disease are diagnosed. Mortality associated with CRC reaches approximately 10,400 cases per year (according to the National Cancer Registry). The 5-year survival rate is approximately 25 %, which is one of the lowest rates in Europe. The etiology of sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC) is multifactorial and has been attributed to an interplay between both environment ...[more]