Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Families of Patients with Adenomatous Polyps
- 11 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 334 (2) , 82-87
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199601113340204
Abstract
The adenoma–adenocarcinoma sequence in colorectal cancer suggests an increased risk of colorectal cancer in the families of patients with adenomatous polyps.Keywords
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