Familial aggregation of colorectal cancer in the general population

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 428-435

  Carstensen, Bendix ^a   Soll Johanning, Helle ^a   Villadsen, Ebbe ^a   SØndergaard, Jens O ^a   Lynge, Elsebeth ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029806742     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19961115)68:4<428::AID-IJC5>3.3.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. BISHOP, D. and THOMAS, H., The genetics of colorectal cancer. Cancer Surv., 9, 585-604 (1990).
2. BODMER, W., BISHOP, T. and KARRAN, P., Genetic steps in colorectal cancer. Nature (Genet.), 6, 217-219 (1994).
3. BONELLI, L., MARTINES, H., CONIO, M., BRUZZI, P. and ASTE, H., Family history of colorectal cancer as a risk factor for benign and malignant tumours of the large bowel. A case-control study. Int. J. Cancer, 41, 513-517 (1988).
4. BRESLOW, N. and DAY, N., Statistical methods in cancer research. Vol. II. The design and analysis of cohort studies. IARC Scientific Publication 82, pp. 131-140, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France (1987).
5. BURT, R.W., DISARIO, J.A. and CANNON-ALBRIGHI, L., Genetics of colon cancer: impact of inheritance on colon cancer risk. Ann. Rev. Med, 46, 371-377 (1995).
6. CHAMBERS, J. and HASTIE, T., Statistical methods, Wadsworth and Brooks/Cole, Pacific Grove, CA (1991).
7. DANMARKS STATISTIK. Vital Statistics 1993, Danmarks Statistik, Copenhagen (1995) (in Danish).
8. DUNCAN, J. and KYLE, J., Family incidence of carcinoma of the colon and rectum in north-east Scotland. Gut, 23, 169-171 (1982).
9. FISHER, G. and ARMSTRONG, B., Familial colorectal cancer and the screening of family members. Med. J. Austral., 150, 22-25 (1989).
10. FUCHS, C., GIOVANNUCCI, E., GRAHAM, A., HUNTER, D., SPEIZER, F. and WILLETT, W., A prospective study of family history and the risk of colorectal cancer. New Engl. J. Med., 331, 1669-1674 (1994).
11. GOLDGAR, D., EASTON, D., CANNON-ALBRIGHT, L. and SKOLNICK, M., Systematic population-based assessment of cancer risk in first degree relatives of cancer probands. J. nat. Cancer Inst., 86, 1600-1608 (1994).
12. HASTIE, T. and TIBSHIRANI, R., Generalised additive models, Chapman and Hall, London (1990).
13. KUNE, G., KUNE, D. and WATSON, L., Children, age at first birth and colorectal cancer risk. Amer. J. Epidemiol., 129, 533-542 (1989).
14. LOVETT, E., Family studies in cancer of the colon and rectum. Brit. J. Surg., 63, 13-18 (1976).
15. MACKLIN, M., Inheritance of cancer of the stomach and large intestine in man. J. nat. Cancer Inst., 24, 551-571 (1960).
16. MAIRE, P., MORICHAU-BEAUCHANT, J., DRUCKER, J., BARBOTEAU, M., BARBIER, J. and MATUCHANSKY, C., Prévalence familiale du cancer du colon et du rectum: résultats d'une enquête "cas-témoins" de 3 ans. Gastroenterol. Clin. Biol., 8, 22-27 (1984).
17. PARKIN, D.M., MUIR, C.S., WHELAN, S.L., GAO, Y.T., FERLEY, J. and POWELL, J., Cancer incidence in five continents, Vol. VI, IARC Scientific Publication 120, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France (1992).
18. PARKIN, D.M., PISANI, P. and FERLAY, J., Estimates of the worldwide incidence of eighteen major cancers in 1985. Int. J. Cancer, 54, 594-606 (1993).
19. PONZ DE LEON, M., SASSATELLI, R., SACCETTI, C., ZANGHIERI, G., SCALMATI, A. and RONCUCCI, L., Familial aggregation of tumours in the three-year experience of a population based colorectal cancer registry. Cancer Res., 49, 4344-4348 (1989).
20. SØNDERGAARD, J., BÜLOW, S. and LYNGE, E., Cancer incidence among parents of patients with colorectal cancer. Int. J. Cancer, 7, 202-206 (1991).
21. ST. JOHN, D.J.B., MCDERMOTT, F.T., HOPPER, J.L., DEBNEY, E.A., JOHNSON, W.R. and HUGHES, E.S.R., Cancer risk in relatives of patients with common colorectal cancer. Ann. Intern. Med., 118, 785-790 (1993).
22. STEPHENSON, B.M., FIHAN, P.J., GASCOYNE, J., GARBETT, F., MURDAY, V.A. and BISHOP, D.T., Frequency of familial colorectal cancer. Brit. J. Surg., 78, 1162-1166 (1991).
23. WOOLF, C, A genetic study of carcinoma of the large intestine. Amer. J. hum. Genet., 10, 42-47 (1958).