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Colorectal cancer is one of the deadliest cancers in the US — nearly 53,000 Americans are expected to die of it this year.

Experts say you can reduce your risk of developing this “silent killer” disease by exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy weight, avoiding smoking and getting screened at age 45 or earlier if you have a family history. 3

A nutritious diet is also key — a new study out of China suggests that daily consumption of 40 to 60 grams of cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli and cauliflower, can reduce the risk of colon cancer by 20% to 26%.

“Diet is one of the main environmental variables that contribute to [colon cancer], according to epidemiological research,” the study authors wrote this month in BMC Gastroenterology .

“The po

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