Familial colorectal cancer referral to regional genetics department - A single centre experience

Familial Cancer

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-87

  Mak, Tony ^a   Speake, Douglas ^a   Lalloo, Fiona ^b   Hill, James ^a   Evans, D G R ^b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer genetics; Colorectal cancer; Genetics; Hereditary cancer; Incidence; Referral pattern

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER SCREENING; CHILD; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SERVICE; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MISMATCH REPAIR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENES, APC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33847092075     PISSN: 13899600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-006-9108-6     Document Type: Article

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