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A Clinical Study of Familial Cancer in Japan

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Familial Cancer Control

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Abstract

A high incidence of a particular cancer in a family points to the involvement of genetic factors. Hereditary tumours include colorectal cancer based on familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and medullary carcinoma of the thyroid in MEN type 2. The mode of inheritance of these cancers has been clarified. It is also known that some family lines have a high incidence of morphologically ordinary types of cancer.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Hoshi General Hospital, Koriyama, Japan

    T. Nomizu & Y. Yamaki

  2. Department of Surgery II, Fukushima Medical College, Fukushima, Japan

    T. Nomizu, R. Abe, A. Tsuchiya & F. Watanabe

  3. Department of Surgery II, Hyogo Medical College, Hyogo, Japan

    J. Utsunomiya

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  1. Swiss Cancer League, Monbijoustraße 61, 3001, Bern, Switzerland

    Walter Weber (Medical Oncology Scientific Secretary) (Medical Oncology Scientific Secretary)

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Nomizu, T., Abe, R., Tsuchiya, A., Utsunomiya, J., Watanabe, F., Yamaki, Y. (1992). A Clinical Study of Familial Cancer in Japan. In: Weber, W. (eds) Familial Cancer Control. ESO Monographs. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77582-6_24

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