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Comment
. 2016 Mar 16:1:15.
doi: 10.21037/tgh.2016.03.06. eCollection 2016.

Screening colonoscopy intervals in familial colorectal cancer

Matthew F Kalady  1
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Screening colonoscopy intervals in familial colorectal cancer

Matthew F Kalady. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. .
No abstract available

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The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Randomized Comparison of Surveillance Intervals in Familial Colorectal Cancer.
    Hennink SD, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Wolterbeek R, Crobach AS, Becx MC, Crobach WF, van Haastert M, Ten Hove WR, Kleibeuker JH, Meijssen MA, Nagengast FM, Rijk MC, Salemans JM, Stronkhorst A, Tuynman HA, Vecht J, Verhulst ML, de Vos Tot Nederveen Cappel WH, Walinga H, Weinhardt OK, Westerveld D, Witte AM, Wolters HJ, Cats A, Veenendaal RA, Morreau H, Vasen HF. Hennink SD, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Dec 10;33(35):4188-93. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.62.2035. Epub 2015 Nov 2. J Clin Oncol. 2015. PMID: 26527788 Clinical Trial.

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