This week's artwork was donated by Sarah, a pediatric cancer patient who received treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia . Familial Adenomatous Polyposis - February 2001 Table of Contents Family history of colorectal adenomatous polyps as a risk factor for colorectal cancer. Molecular evidence for multicentric development of thyroid carcinomas in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.
Ileorectal anastomosis is appropriate for a subset of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.
A multi-stage model of adenoma development. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of common colorectal cancer among first-degree relatives of patients with colorectal adenomatous polyps. They were divided into two groups, according to the results of a questionnaire on family history of colorectal adenomatous polyps, and the detection rates for colorectal cancer were compared in the groups positive or negative for a family history of colorectal adenomatous polyps. These findings indicate that first-degree relatives of patients with colorectal adenomatous polyps have an elevated risk for common colorectal cancer, and that people with a family history of colorectal adenomatous polyps should be considered as a priority group for colorectal cancer screening. Currently, there are two contrasting viewpoints on what drives the process of carcinogenesis.