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Colonoscopy screening in African Americans and Whites with affected first-degree relatives.

Archives of internal medicine - 24 Mar 2008

Murff Harvey J, Peterson Neeraja B, Fowke Jay H, Hargreaves Margaret, Signorello Lisa B, Dittus Robert S, Zheng Wei, Blot William J

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BACKGROUND: Family history is a risk factor for colon cancer, and guidelines recommend initiating screening at age 40 years in individuals with affected relatives. Racial differences in colon cancer mortality could be related to variations in screening of increased-risk individuals. METHODS: Baseline data from 41 830 participants in the Southern Community Cohort Study were analyzed to determine the proportion of...

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PMID: 18362255
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.6.625
PMCID: PMC3557834

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