title: Response to the editor.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: Liyue
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: Xianglin L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Du
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018426:SEER Program