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Colon cancer is now the second-leading cause of cancer death - WESH

Published by WESH Orlando By Katrina Ventura · 20 October 2026 at 16:11
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Colon cancer is now the second-leading cause of cancer death - WESH
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Colon cancer is now the second-leading cause of cancer death — and rates are rising in people under 50.

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