Family history of prostate and colorectal cancer and risk of colorectal cancer in the Women’s health initiative

Abstract Background Evidence suggests that risk of colorectal and prostate cancer is increased among those with a family history of the same disease, particularly among first-degree relatives. However, the aggregation of colorectal and prostate cancer within families has not been well investigated....

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Main Authors: Jennifer L. Beebe-Dimmer, Cecilia Yee, Electra Paskett, Ann G. Schwartz, Dorothy Lane, Nynikka R. A. Palmer, Cathryn H. Bock, Rami Nassir, Michael S. Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3873-5