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Study reveals differences in cancer stage presentation between rural and urban patients

New research published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that urban colorectal and lung cancer patients present at later stages of disease than rural patients do. This finding is contrary to the common assumption that rural patients with cancer present at a later stage of disease in comparison with urban patients.

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