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First on CNN: Routine blood testing may hold hidden clues to colorectal cancer before age 45 - CNN

By Jacqueline Howard

First on CNN: Routine blood testing may hold hidden clues to colorectal cancer before age 45 - CNN

When you have your blood drawn in a routine doctor’s visit, some of the markers in your blood that get tested could hold unexpected clues to how likely you are to develop colorectal cancer at a young age, new research suggests.

When you have blood drawn in a routine doctors visit, some of the markers that get tested could hold unexpected clues to how likely you are to develop colorectal cancer at a young age, new research s… [+12022 chars]

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