Colon Cancer, Often Avoidable, Hits Black Men, the Young More
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Aasma Shaukat, MD, professor, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Minnesota.
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Walter Hickman, Stone Mountain, GA.
Charles Rogers, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine.
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Nathan Ellis, PhD, associate professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center.
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Science: “High-fructose corn syrup enhances intestinal tumor growth in mice.”
American Journal of Pathology: “Colorectal Cancer Disparity in African Americans.”
