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Prevalence of colorectal cancer in relatives of Iranian patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2010
Fatemi Seyed Reza, Malek Fatemeh Nemati, Shivarani Sepideh, Vahedi Mohsen, Almasi Shohreh, Maserat Elham, Ebrahimi Marjan, Zali Mohammad Reza
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BACKGROUND: A high rate of colorectal cancer occurrence is established in individuals with a positive family history of this type of cancer. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of colorectal cancer in first degree and second degree relatives of colorectal cancer patients. METHODS: Family medical histories of 489 first degree relatives of colorectal cancer patients were obtained by...
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