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UAMS Doctor Discusses Ways To Prevent Colon Cancer

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published March 25, 2021 at 1:42 PM CDT

Sheena CarlLee, M.D., is an internal medicine specialist at UAMS Northwest.

Colon cancer is the second-leading cancer-related cause of death in the United States. In our continuing series about aging and health, in collaboration with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Dr. Sheena CarlLee explains why colon cancer is also very preventable.

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