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Colitis and colorectal cancer.
Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2012
Foersch Sebastian, Waldner Maximilian J, Neurath Markus F
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are accompanied by an increased risk of developing colitis-associated carcinoma (CAC). These tumors are one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with IBD and distinctly differ from sporadic colorectal cancer in their biology and underlying mechanisms. First, this review discusses risk factors for the development of CAC and summarizes some of the...
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