Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8447440 | European Journal of Cancer | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Six percent of participants with a positive FOBT had an increased familial CRC risk. Identifying at-risk participants enables them and their relatives to undergo regular colonoscopies. Adding familial risk assessment to FOBT screening may thus prevent a substantial number of CRCs.
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Authors
N. Dekker, L.G.M. van Rossum, M. Van Vugt-van Pinxteren, S.H.C. van Stiphout, R.P.M.G. Hermens, W.A.G. van Zelst-Stams, M.G.H. van Oijen, R.J.F. Laheij, J.B.M.J. Jansen, N. Hoogerbrugge,