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Metachronous colorectal cancer risk in patients with a moderate family history.
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland - 1 Mar 2013
Newton K F, Green K, Walsh S, Lalloo F, Hill J, Evans D G R
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AIM: Lifetime risk of a metachronous colorectal cancer (mCRC) is 0.6-3% following sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC) and 15-26% in Lynch syndrome. The lifetime incidence of CRC in individuals with moderate familial risk is 8-17%. Risk of mCRC is unknown. METHOD: A retrospective longitudinal study o...
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