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 a t high r
Familial pancreatic cancer
โ Scribed by D. K. Bartsch
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 51 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.4127
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