## Background: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) affecting the colon are at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (crc). published data are conflicting about whether 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-asa) has chemopreventive properties against ibd-related carcinogenesis. the objective
Risk of colorectal cancer in relatives of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (Denmark)
✍ Scribed by Jørn Olsen; Kirsten Fonager; Henrik Toft Sørensen; Lene Mellemkjær; Jørgen H. Olsen
- Book ID
- 110268122
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 69 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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