UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/OncologyDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
1976-02-01Keywords
AdenocarcinomaAdult
Aged
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pedigree
Risk
Life Sciences
Medicine and Health Sciences
Women's Studies
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Study was made of a kindred with a strong history of carcinoma of the colon. Twenty-three family members were screened for the tumor with carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) assay, barium enema, and proctoscopy; one occult colon cancer was diagnosed. Identification and surveillance of families at high colon cancer was diagnosed. Identification and surveillance of families at high risk of cancer can provide unusual opportunities for early tumor detection.Source
Cancer. 1976 Feb;37(2):946-8.
DOI
10.1002/1097-0142(197602)37:2<946::AID-CNCR2820370250>3.0.CO;2-PPermanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/51076PubMed ID
1253119ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/1097-0142(197602)37:2<946::AID-CNCR2820370250>3.0.CO;2-P