Are Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendations for First-Degree Relatives of Patients With Adenomas Too Aggressive?

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 308-313

  Austin, Gregory L ^a   Goldstein, Jonathan I ^a   Peters, Stevany L ^b   Ahnen, Dennis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Huron Gastroenterology Center for Digestive Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Colorectal Cancer; Screening Guidelines

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON ADENOMA; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; FAMILY; FATHER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOTHER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

ADENOMA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FAMILY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952825968     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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