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Risk Factors and Screening for Colorectal Cancer

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Colorectal Cancer Screening

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Abstract

Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) involves consideration of only a patient’s age and their family history of CRC [1, 2], but there are other risk factors which can potentially affect screening. This section will examine known risk factors and how some of these can affect one’s risk and subsequent screening for CRC. Other factors such as personal and family history of colorectal neoplasia as well as aspirin and other chemo-preventative agents will be discussed elsewhere. This section will serve as an overview of the various factors and the respective studies that examine their association with CRC as well as advanced adenomas. Age has been shown to be one of the strongest predictors of CRC [3] and will not be discussed as there is little debate as to the importance of this factor. In addition, this chapter will examine the modifiable risk factors since this is where clinicians can help patients to reduce their risk of CRC. A study by Platz et al. demonstrated that over two thirds of CRC may be preventable in men [4].

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