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Survival after colorectal cancer diagnosis is associated with colorectal cancer family history.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Nov 2008
Zell Jason A, Honda Jane, Ziogas Argyrios, Anton-Culver Hoda
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BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) family history is a known risk factor for CRC development; however, effects of CRC family history on survival after CRC diagnosis are less well-defined. Our population-based analysis investigates whether familial CRC cases exhibit improved survival compared with sporadic CRC cases. METHODS: Cases enrolled in the University of California Irvine Gene-Environment Study of Familial...
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