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Early-onset colorectal cancer risk extends to second- and third-degree relatives.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Aug 2021
Ochs-Balcom Heather M, Kanth Priyanka, Cannon-Albright Lisa A
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INTRODUCTION: Family history is a risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC), however whether family history also contributes to non-syndromic early-onset CRC is unknown. METHODS: We estimated risk to first-, second-, and third-degree relatives of early-onset CRC cases in the Utah Pedigree Database. RESULTS: We observed elevated risks beyond RR = 2.0 for early-onset CRC among first- and second-degree relatives of...
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