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Caring for patients at risk for hereditary colorectal cancer.
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.) - 1 Feb 2007
Greco Karen
Abstract excerpt
About 6% of colorectal cancers are caused by genetic mutations associated with hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes. The most common hereditary cancer syndromes nurses are likely to encounter include hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer or Lynch syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis, attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis, and MYH polyposis. Current colorectal cancer recommendations for risk management,...
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