Colon Cancer Screening Practices After Genetic Counseling and Testing for Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer

2003144 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

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Donald W. Hadley · National Cancer Institute

Jean Jenkins · Center for Cancer Research

Eileen Dimond · National Institutes of Health

Maria de Carvalho · Center for Cancer Research

Ilan R. Kirsch · National Cancer Institute

Christina G.S. Palmer · Center for Cancer Research

Abstract

Genetic counseling and testing for HNPCC significantly influences the use of colonic endoscopy and adherence to recommendations for colon cancer screening.

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Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection BRCA gene mutations in cancer

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Published in: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volume 22, Issue 1, pp. 39-44

DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.06.128

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Colon Cancer Screening Practices After Genetic Counseling and Testing for Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer

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