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Colonoscopy in asymptomatic individuals with a family history of colorectal cancer.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Jun 2002
Syrigos K N, Charalampopoulos A, Ho J L, Zbar A, Murday V A, Leicester R J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: This study was performed to evaluate the use of total colonoscopy as the optimal screening test in asymptomatic individuals with a family history of colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS: Colonoscopy was performed in 249 asymptomatic individuals who had one or two first-degree relatives (FDRs) with CRC; individuals with three or more FDRs with CRC were excluded. RESULTS: Eighty-six colonic lesions were...
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