Gifts at Changing The Present

Those with a family history of colon cancer have better prognosis

by By TARA PARKER-POPE, Health & Science - International Herald Tribune on Jun 07, 2008

A new study shows that patients whose parents or siblings had colorectal cancer face about a 1-in-10 chance of developing the disease, compared with 1 in 20 for those with no family history. They also are at lower risk of dying from the disease if they develop it.


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