Low adherence to colonoscopy in the screening of first-degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer
Bujanda L, Sarasqueta C, Zubiaurre L, Cosme A, Muñoz C, Sánchez A, Martín C, Tito L, Piñol V, Castells A, Llor X, Xicola RM, Pons E, Clofent J, de Castro ML, Cuquerella J, Medina E, Gutierrez A, Arenas JI, Jover R. Low adherence to colonoscopy in the screening of first-degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer. Gut 2007, 56: 1714. PMID: 17400596, PMCID: PMC2095719, DOI: 10.1136/gut.2007.120709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-degree relativesColorectal cancerIndex patientsStudy populationRate of adherenceRelatives of patientsFamilial aggregationAdherence ratesFemale sexAdvanced lesionsLow adherenceNationwide studyPatientsCancerEPICOLON studyLesionsAdherenceFemale relativesMethod of choiceSiblingsPopulationYearsMulticentreRelativesColonoscopy