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Identifying cluster subtypes for intentions to have colorectal cancer screening among non-compliant intermediate-risk siblings of individuals with colorectal cancer.
Health education research - 1 Oct 2009
Manne Sharon L, Coups Elliot J, Winkel Gary, Markowitz Arnold, Meropol Neal J, Lesko Samuel M, Jacobsen Paul B, Haller Daniel, Jandorf Lina, Peterson Susan K
Abstract excerpt
Although first-degree relatives of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients diagnosed at an early age are at increased risk for CRC, their compliance with colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) is not high. Relatively little is known about why these intermediate-risk family members do not comply with CRCS. Study aims were to identify subgroups of siblings of individuals diagnosed with CRC prior to age 61 who were not...
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