Colon cancer screening key to survival – Chinadaily.com.cn – China Daily

Less than 11 percent of patients who are diagnosed at Stage 4 live five years
Boosting public awareness of and compliance with regular colorectal cancer screening will play a vital role in increasing the disease’s overall survival rates in China, oncology experts have said.
It is estimated that 83 percent of colorectal cancer patients in China were first diagnosed at advanced or late stages, leading to significantly lower survival rates compared with developed countries, said Wang Guiqi, head of…

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