Colorectal cancer in women: An underappreciated but preventable risk

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-48

  Donovan, Joanne M ^a,c   Syngal, Sapna ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Brockton W Roxbury US Dept V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLON POLYP; COLORECTAL CANCER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031886089     PISSN: 10597115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1998.7.45     Document Type: Short Survey

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