Colorectal cancer (CRC), the most common digestive cancer in France, is a major public
health problem. There are an estimated 40,000 new cases every year and 200,000 prevalent
cases [
[1]
]. Its incidence has increased by more than 50% over the past 20 years (24,000 new
cases/year in 1980, 36,600 in 2000). On the other hand, over the same period, the
number of deaths has remained stable (16,000 deaths in 2000), which reflects a major
therapeutic progress [
2
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