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Cancer Genetics
Small risk of heritable cancer among patients in Scottish general practices
December 14th, 2004
Based on patients' response on a questionnaire, it appears the risk of heritable cancers in at least on town in Scotland is pretty low. "A cross-sectional survey of all patients aged 30-65 in four general practices within one Local Healthcare Cooperative in Fife, Scotland, was undertaken to measure the prevalence of family history of colorectal, breast, and ovarian cancer. A total of 7,619 patients aged 30-65 responded to a postal questionnaire (response rate 59%)," wrote E. Wallace and colleagues, Western General Hospital, SE Scotland Genetics Service, Midlothian. Of the 7,619 respondents, 17% (n=1,324; 95% CI 16%-18%) had at least one relative who...
Source: cancer weekly (2004-12-14)
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