Impact of a family history of colorectal cancer on the prevalence of advanced neoplasia at colonoscopy in 4,967 asymptomatic patients

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3234-3239

  Tsai, Franklin C ^a   Strum, Williamson B ^a  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced adenomas; Advanced neoplasia; Colorectal cancer; Family history; Screening colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84871638858     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-011-2015-1     Document Type: Article

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