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Mediterranean Diet, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, and Colon Cancer

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Mortality rates from colorectal cancers (CRC) have been declining due to advances in screening and diagnostic technology. However, they remain the third most common cancer diagnosis and fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide.

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