Family history of colorectal adenomatous polyps as a risk factor for colorectal cancer

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2111-2114

  Nakama, H ^a   Zhang, B ^a   Fukazawa, K ^a   Abdul Fattah, A S M ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Family history of colorectal adenomatous polyps; Positive predictive value

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OCCULT BLOOD; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; RISK FACTOR;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGE; PEDIGREE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0033810833     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(00)00293-8     Document Type: Article

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