Abstract
An intensive study of the family history of cancer in 4,515 patients screened consecutively by a multiphasic mobile cancer detection unit showed, after age correction, that cancer had developed in 8.9% of the probands when there was one cancer in a single first-degree relative, 16.2% had cancer with two family members affected, and 27.4% had cancer when three or more family members had been affected. This constituted a significant correlation between family and personal histories of cancer in these patients. Extrapolation to the United States population with cancer-control implications are given.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 582-584 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association |
| Volume | 236 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 9 1976 |
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Familial Risk and Cancer Control. / Lynch, Henry T.; Brodkey, Frank D.; Lynch, Patrick; Lynch, Jane; Maloney, Kathleen; Rankin, Laurie; Kraft, Carol; Swartz, Milton; Westercamp, Twilla; Guirgis, Hoda A.
In: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 236, No. 6, 09.08.1976, p. 582-584.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Familial Risk and Cancer Control
AU - Lynch, Henry T.
AU - Brodkey, Frank D.
AU - Lynch, Patrick
AU - Lynch, Jane
AU - Maloney, Kathleen
AU - Rankin, Laurie
AU - Kraft, Carol
AU - Swartz, Milton
AU - Westercamp, Twilla
AU - Guirgis, Hoda A.
PY - 1976/8/9
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N2 - An intensive study of the family history of cancer in 4,515 patients screened consecutively by a multiphasic mobile cancer detection unit showed, after age correction, that cancer had developed in 8.9% of the probands when there was one cancer in a single first-degree relative, 16.2% had cancer with two family members affected, and 27.4% had cancer when three or more family members had been affected. This constituted a significant correlation between family and personal histories of cancer in these patients. Extrapolation to the United States population with cancer-control implications are given.
AB - An intensive study of the family history of cancer in 4,515 patients screened consecutively by a multiphasic mobile cancer detection unit showed, after age correction, that cancer had developed in 8.9% of the probands when there was one cancer in a single first-degree relative, 16.2% had cancer with two family members affected, and 27.4% had cancer when three or more family members had been affected. This constituted a significant correlation between family and personal histories of cancer in these patients. Extrapolation to the United States population with cancer-control implications are given.
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