Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis Patients Diagnosed after 40 Years of Age
BACKGROUND: The association between ulcerative colitis (UC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) is well established. Retrospective data show a 5.4% CRC incidence rate among patients with pancolitis and suggest that cancer surveillance should be provided to patients following eight to 10 years of extensive U...
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| author | Constantine J Karvellas Richard N Fedorak John Hanson Clarence KW Wong |
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| description | BACKGROUND: The association between ulcerative colitis (UC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) is well established. Retrospective data show a 5.4% CRC incidence rate among patients with pancolitis and suggest that cancer surveillance should be provided to patients following eight to 10 years of extensive UC. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-063b46ebb2cc4615a3bd3d784866edac2025-08-20T03:54:16ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002007-01-0121744344610.1155/2007/136406Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis Patients Diagnosed after 40 Years of AgeConstantine J Karvellas0Richard N Fedorak1John Hanson2Clarence KW Wong3Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: The association between ulcerative colitis (UC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) is well established. Retrospective data show a 5.4% CRC incidence rate among patients with pancolitis and suggest that cancer surveillance should be provided to patients following eight to 10 years of extensive UC.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/136406 |
| spellingShingle | Constantine J Karvellas Richard N Fedorak John Hanson Clarence KW Wong Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis Patients Diagnosed after 40 Years of Age Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis Patients Diagnosed after 40 Years of Age |
| title_full | Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis Patients Diagnosed after 40 Years of Age |
| title_fullStr | Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis Patients Diagnosed after 40 Years of Age |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis Patients Diagnosed after 40 Years of Age |
| title_short | Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis Patients Diagnosed after 40 Years of Age |
| title_sort | increased risk of colorectal cancer in ulcerative colitis patients diagnosed after 40 years of age |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/136406 |
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