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Association of family history and survival in patients with colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of eight epidemiologic studies.
Cancer medicine - 1 May 2018
Chong Dawn Q, Banbury Barbara L, Phipps Amanda I, Hua Xinwei, Kocarnik Jonathan, Peters Ulrike, Berndt Sonja I, Huang Wen-Yi, Potter John D, Slattery Martha L, White Emily, Campbell Peter T, Harrison Tabitha, Newcomb Polly A, Chan Andrew T
Abstract excerpt
A family history of colorectal cancer (CRC) in first-degree relatives (FDRs) increases the risk of CRC. However, the influence of family history on survival among CRC patients remains unclear. We conducted a pooled analysis of survival in 5010 incident CRC cases. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate the association of family history with overall survival (OS) and CRC-specific survival (CSS). We...
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