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Bowel cancer is a major health issue for New Zealand. The latest figures show that in 2009 it was the second most common cancer in both men and women (Ministry of Health 2012a), the second highest cause of cancer death for men (after lung cancer) and the third highest for women (after lung and breast) (Ministry of Health 2012a). ................
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