Screening colonoscopy in first-degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer

• Published in: Archives of Iranian medicine Vol. 17; no. 2; p. 115
• Main Authors: Barzin, Gilda, Ostovaneh, Mohammad Reza, Tayebi, Sirous, Vahedi, Homayoun, Ansari, Reza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iran Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran 01.02.2014
• Subjects: Adenoma - diagnosis; Adenoma - genetics; Adult; Carcinoma - diagnosis; Carcinoma - genetics; Case-Control Studies; Cohort Studies; Colonic Polyps - diagnosis; Colonic Polyps - genetics; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Colorectal Neoplasms - genetics; Early Detection of Cancer; Family; Female; Humans; Iran; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Odds Ratio; Retrospective Studies; Iran

Colorectal cancer (CRC), one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality, has earned the attention of healthcare systems widely. Screening programs are designed to detect patients at risk as effectively as possible. One of the major CRC risk factors is having a family member with diagnos...