Lower Relative Contribution of Positive Family History to Colorectal Cancer Risk with Increasing Age: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 9.28 Million Individuals

• Published in: The American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 113; no. 12; pp. 1819 - 1827
• Main Authors: Wong, Martin C. S., Chan, C. H., Lin, Jiayan, Huang, Jason L. W., Huang, Junjie, Fang, Yuan, Cheung, Wilson W. L., Yu, C. P., Wong, John C. T., Tse, Gary, Wu, Justin C. Y., Chan, Francis K. L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer Health 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Review

Existing algorithms predicting the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) assign a fixed score for family history of CRC. Whether the increased CRC risk attributed to family history of CRC was higher in younger patients remains inconclusive. We examined the risk of CRC associated with family history of CRC...