Risk factors for endometrial cancer according to familial susceptibility.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19980703)77:1<29::aid-ijc6>3.0.co;2-1

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Risk factors for endometrial cancer according to familial susceptibility.

International journal of cancer - 3 Jul 1998

Fornasarig M, Campagnutta E, Talamini R, Franceschi S, Boz G, Scarabelli C, Andreaus C M, Scozzari G, Valentini M

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Endometrial cancer (EC) shares some environmental or genetic risk factors with colorectal cancer (CRC). It represents a risk factor for CRC. Furthermore, EC is the most frequent extracolonic neoplasm in HNPCC (hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer) and, in this syndrome, it has the same inher...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Colorectal Neoplasms
Endometrial Neoplasms
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Middle Aged
Pedigree
Risk Factors

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