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Minorities and colorectal cancer screening: Phone them and they will come
01-03-2007 · EurekAlert!Telephone outreach can dramatically increase the incidence of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) in an urban minority population, according to a new study published in the December 2006 issue of American Journal of Public Health.
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