The frequency of polyp diagnoses in close relatives was strongly associated with colorectal cancer risk. Polyp history in second-degree relatives was only influential with multiple polyp diagnoses.

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1Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, Miami, Florida. Search for other works by this author on: 1Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller ...

1 Cancer Research UK Colorectal Cancer Unit, St Mark’s Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, UK 2 Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy, St Mark’s Hospital Most colon cancers are assumed to have a premalignant ...

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