Periodic colonoscopy is an effective means of reducing the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer in individuals with a family history of the disease. The aims of this study were to determine the degree of compliance and to identify the factors related significantly to noncompliance with periodic screening in this high-risk population.
Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leewenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. e.bleiker@nkl.nl