Ulcerative colitis, particularly when there is total colonic involvement, is a premalignant lesion of the colon. We review the available methods for the early detection and prevention of colonic carcinoma in patients with ulcerative colitis. These methods include detection of precancer (carcinoma in
Folate—the magic bullet for colon cancer prevention in ulcerative colitis?
✍ Scribed by Young-In Kim
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 252 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-0998
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