Cancer free survival in mutation positive HNPCC individuals with colorectal adenomatous polyps identified on surveillance colonoscopy

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2013

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Swart, Oostewalt
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Goldberg, Paul
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Adolescent Health Research Institute
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The prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) places it in the top five cancers worldwide and is the second most common cause of cancer related death. Developed populations have a 5-6% lifetime risk of CRC(l). The South African Cancer Registry (last updated 2004) shows a 1/98 and 1/150 life time risk for developing CRC in males and females respectively (2).
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Swart, O. 2013. Cancer free survival in mutation positive HNPCC individuals with colorectal adenomatous polyps identified on surveillance colonoscopy. . ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Adolescent Health Research Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39142

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