Impact of a family history of colorectal cancer on age at diagnosis, anatomic location, and clinical characteristics of colorectal cancer

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-126

  Strum, Williamson B ^a  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Family history

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANAMNESIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; PATHOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PEDIGREE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 24344482902     PISSN: 01694197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/ijgc:35:2:121     Document Type: Article

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