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Predictors of advanced colorectal neoplasia for colorectal cancer screening.
American journal of preventive medicine - 1 May 2014
Wong Martin C S, Lam Thomas Y T, Tsoi Kelvin K F, Chan Victor C W, Hirai Hoyee W, Ching Jessica Y L, Sung Joseph J Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Asia-Pacific Colorectal Screening (APCS) score based on age, gender, family history, and smoking is useful to predict advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACN) in asymptomatic Asian subjects. PURPOSE: To evaluate the factors in addition to those of APCS associated with ACN colonoscopic findings. METHODS: Data from 5,220 asymptomatic subjects aged between 50 and 70 years who underwent screening...
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