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Should additional colorectal cancer screening be performed in women with a history of breast cancer?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 3, pages 306–307 (2006)Cite this article

boxed-textSrinivasan R et al. (2005) Women with a prior diagnosis of breast cancer are not at an increased risk for subsequent colorectal cancer. Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2759–2764

Average-risk screening guidelines for colorectal cancer should be followed in women with a personal history of breast cancer without other familial cancers

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