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Screening colonoscopy for family history of colorectal cancer: A growing consensus

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  1. Gastrointestinal Medicine and Nutrition, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer, Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 436, 77030, Houston, TX

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Lynch, P.M. Screening colonoscopy for family history of colorectal cancer: A growing consensus. Annals of Surgical Oncology 9, 425–427 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02557262

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