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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Main Authors: Constantine J Karvellas, Richard N Fedorak, John Hanson, Clarence KW Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/136406
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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
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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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