While the incidence rate of colorectal cancer in Israel is slightly above the world average, the mortality rate is relatively low.
What drove the researchers to their focus, was the peculiar fact that only 2% of cancers take root in the small intestines, while 98% of cancers running along the digestive path occur in the colon.
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![Cancer cells [illustrative]](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/t_JD_CategoryListMediumImage_1024FaceDetect/434955 "Colon Cancer Awareness Month: Early detection rising, mortality falling")
