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Participation in screening colonoscopy in first-degree relatives from patients with colorectal cancer.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Sept 2007
Ruthotto F, Papendorf F, Wegener G, Unger G, Dlugosch B, Korangy F, Manns M P, Greten T F
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BACKGROUND: Current guidelines recommend screening colonoscopy in first-degree relatives of patients with colon cancer. The aim of this state-wide study was to investigate the compliance for colonoscopic in first-degree relatives, who were younger than 60 years of age. METHODS: A total of 602 patients were identified from the tumor registry of the public health insurance of Lower Saxony. A questionnaire was sent...
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