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Risk of Advanced Neoplasia in First-Degree Relatives with Colorectal Cancer: A Large Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Enrique Quintero
  • Marta Carrillo
  • Maria-Liz Leoz
  • Joaquin Cubiella
  • Carla Gargallo
  • Angel Lanas
  • Luis Bujanda
  • Antonio Z Gimeno-García
  • Manuel Hernández-Guerra
  • David Nicolás-Pérez
  • Inmaculada Alonso-Abreu
  • Juan Diego Morillas
  • Francesc Balaguer
  • Alfonso Muriel
  • on behalf of the Oncology Group of the Asociación Española de Gastroenterología (AEG)

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Background: First-degree relatives (FDR) of patients with colorectal cancer have a higher risk of developing colorectal cancer than the general population. For this reason, screening guidelines recommend colonoscopy every 5 or 10 y, starting at the age of 40, depending on whether colorectal cancer in the index-case is diagnosed at

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  • Enrique Quintero & Marta Carrillo & Maria-Liz Leoz & Joaquin Cubiella & Carla Gargallo & Angel Lanas & Luis Bujanda & Antonio Z Gimeno-García & Manuel Hernández-Guerra & David Nicolás-Pérez & Inmacula, 2016. "Risk of Advanced Neoplasia in First-Degree Relatives with Colorectal Cancer: A Large Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(5), pages 1-18, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:1002008
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002008
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