Colon polyps from relatives increase risk of colorectal cancer

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Colon polyps from relatives increase risk of colorectal cancer

Heidelberg — The risk of colorectal cancer increases with the number of relatives who have been diagnosed with bowel polyps and the frequency of these diagnoses. If first-degree relatives have intestinal polyps, the individual risk of colorectal cancer increases, particularly among young...