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[Prevention of colorectal cancer in families with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer].
Ugeskrift for laeger - 13 Jan 2003
Bernstein Inge T, Bisgaard Marie Luise, Myrhøj Torben
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is a dominant inherited colorectal cancer syndrome, with lifetime risk up to 90% of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) for carriers of the genes. Screening with colonoscopy can reduce the CRC-rate by 62% and prevent CRC-deaths. The HNPCC-Register was established with the aim of identification and registration of Danish HNPCC-families and...
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