Colon Cancer Linked to Early American Settlers - Details

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Title:	Colon Cancer Linked to Early American Settlers - http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSL2856779820080102
Description:	Colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer death in the US. Family history, smoking and diet are all linked with colorectal cancer, and it is estimated that nearly 1 percent of colorectal cancer cases are linked to one hereditary genetic mutation. People with this mutation have a greater than 2 in 3 risk of developing colon cancer by age 80, compared to about 1 in 24 for the general population. After an extensive study of thousands of members of a large American family living in New York and Utah, researchers were able to trace the cancer-causing mutation to a single British couple that arrived in New England in 1630.
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Date Added:	January 06, 2008 05:00:00 AM
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