Rising Colorectal Cancer in Young Adults: A Call for Earlier Screening and Awareness in Pakistan

Authors

  • Emman Memon Liaquat University Of Medical And Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Sindh. Author
  • Rabia Asim Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College Liyari, Karachi, Pakistan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63501/nv0x9384

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Published

2025-09-25

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 3 (2025): Fall

Section

⁠Letters to the Editor

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