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The neoplastic yield reported from screening such individuals varies enormously between studies and depends on the age and strength of the family history of those screened.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Aims<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2014To ascertain the neoplastic yield of endoscopic screening of first degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer by age and familial risk.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Subjects<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2014A total of 330 individuals with a family history of colorectal cancer.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Method<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2014Endoscopic screening conducted according to a protocol.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2014Adenomas were found in 12%, and adenomas larger than 1 cm in 8%, of \u201chigh risk\u201d individuals screened primarily by colonoscopy. Of those with neoplasia, 26% had lesions at or proximal to the splenic flexure. Neoplasia was found in 9.5% of individuals at lower familial risk, screened primarily by 60 cm flexible sigmoidoscopy, 4% of whom had neoplasia larger than 1 cm in size or cancer. 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