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Young-onset colorectal cancer in the North East of Scotland: survival, clinico-pathological features and genetics.
BMC cancer - 10 Feb 2020
Perrott Sarah, Laurie Kirsten, Laws Kirsten, Johnes Annie, Miedzybrodzka Zosia, Samuel Leslie
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BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) in patients aged under 55 years is on the rise, constituting approximately 10% of cases. Our aim was to determine the survival and clinico-pathological details of young-onset CRC (yCRC), as well as audit the referral rate to genetic services and thus establish the incidence of inherited cancer syndromes. METHODS: A retrospective case note review was conducted for patients aged...
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