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Risk stratification for colorectal cancer and implications for screening.
Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica - 1 Jan 2000
Tejpar S
Abstract excerpt
In addition to the well-recognized syndromes described (FAP, HNPCC) clusters of colorectal cancers occur in families much more often than would be expected by chance. This familial clustering in about 10-20% of colorectal cancers has implications for screening because the immediate family members of a patient with apparent sporadic colorectal cancer have a twofold to threefold increased risk of the disease. The...
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