Inherited predisposition to colon cancer.

doi:10.1097/00002820-199812000-00001

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Inherited predisposition to colon cancer.

Cancer nursing - 1 Dec 1998

Glaser E M

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Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the United States. Although both genetic and environmental factors play a role in colorectal tumorigenesis, recent advances in genetics have more clearly defined the impact of inheritance in the multistep process of the disease. Research...

Topics

Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
Colonic Neoplasms
Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genetic Testing
Humans
Oncology Nursing

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