
Colorectal cancer incidence rates in the Louisiana Acadian parishes are among the highest in the United States, a special study has found. This study appears to be the first to identify a high rate of cancer in a large, regional, US founder population, raising the possibility of a genetic predisposition. Alternatively, an unidentified, robust environmental risk factor may be present.
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