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Evaluation of a population-based approach to familial colorectal cancer.
Clinical genetics - 1 May 2017
Parfrey P S, Dicks E, Parfrey O, McNicholas P J, Noseworthy H, Woods M O, Negriin C, Green J
Abstract excerpt
As Newfoundland has the highest rate of familial colorectal cancer (CRC) in the world, we started a population-based clinic to provide colonoscopic and Lynch syndrome (LS) screening recommendations to families of CRC patients based on family risk. Of 1091 incident patients 51% provided a family history. Seventy-two percent of families were at low or intermediate-low risk of CRC and colonoscopic screening...
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