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Smoking and the Increased Risk for Serrated Polyps: Implications for Screening and Surveillance by Anderson, Joseph C, Alpern, Zvi A

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Body Mass Index as a Predictor of Colorectal Neoplasia in Ethnically Diverse Screening Population by Stein, Benjamin, Anderson, Joseph C, Rajapakse, Ramona, Alpern, Zvi A, Messina, Catherine R, Walker, Grace

“…Background Recent guidelines from the American College of Gastroenterology for screening for colorectal cancer have included obesity as an important risk…”
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Association of smoking and flat adenomas: results from an asymptomatic population screened with a high-definition colonoscope by Anderson, Joseph C., MD, Stein, Benjamin, MD, Kahi, Charles J., MD, Rajapakse, Ramona, MD, Walker, Grace, RN, Alpern, Zvi, MD

“…Background Flat adenomas represent a morphologically distinct class of polyps that may be difficult to detect, and little is known regarding risk factors for…”
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Prevalence of colorectal neoplasia in smokers by Anderson, Joseph C, Attam, Rajeev, Alpern, Zvi, Messina, Catherine R, Hubbard, Patricia, Grimson, Roger, Ells, Peter F, Brand, Douglas L

“…Smoking has been linked with colorectal neoplasia. Previous colonoscopy screening studies have omitted smoking and have examined only gender, age, and family…”
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S1020 BMI and Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia in Average Risk Women: Results of Screening Colonoscopy in a Diverse Population Using a High Resolution Colonoscope by Anderson, Joseph C, Stein, Benjamin, Rajapakse, Ramona, Alpern, Zvi A

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Tapered colonoscope performs better than the pediatric colonoscope in female patients: a direct comparison through tandem colonoscopy by Anderson, Joseph C., MD, Walker, Grace, RN, Birk, John W., MD, Alpern, Zvi, MD, Von Althen, Isabelle, MD

“…Background The pediatric variable-stiffness colonoscope (PVSC) is used by many endoscopists to negotiate the colon that requires a flexible colonoscope; it has…”
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425 Predictors of Flat Adenomas: Results of Screening Using a High Resolution Colonoscope in a Diverse Population by Anderson, Joseph C, Stein, Benjamin, Kahi, Charles J, Rajapakse, Ramona, Alpern, Zvi A

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Utility of a Tapered Prototype Colonoscope in Female Patients: Results of a Randomized Trial by Anderson, Joseph C, Kahanda, Rahal Y, Walker, Grace, Birk, John W, Alpern, Zvi A

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Smoking and Colorectal Neoplasia: Women Require Less Tobacco Exposure for Similar Increased Risk as Compared to Men by Anderson, Joseph, Alpern, Zvi

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Smokers as a High-risk Group: Data From a Screening Population by Anderson, Joseph Carl, Latreille, Michael, Messina, Catherine, Alpern, Zvi, Grimson, Roger, Martin, Carol, Hubbard, Patricia, Shaw, Robert D

“…GOALTo determine the number of pack-years exposure associated with a 2-fold increase risk for significant colorectal neoplasia and to examine the risk of…”
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Risk Factors of Patients Who Have Only Protruded Adenomas Versus Those with Only Flat Adenomas: 499 by Anderson, Joseph, Stein, Benjamin, Kahi, Charles, Rajapakse, Ramona, Alpern, Zvi

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Body Mass Index: A Marker for Significant Colorectal Neoplasia in a Screening Population by Anderson, Joseph C, Messina, Catherine R, Dakhllalah, Fouad, Abraham, Biju, Alpern, Zvi, Martin, Carol, Hubbard, Patricia M, Grimson, Roger, Shaw, Robert D

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMSAlthough some studies suggest a positive association between increasing body mass index (BMI) and risk for colorectal neoplasia, the impact…”
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Prevalence and Risk of Colorectal Neoplasia in Consumers of Alcohol in a Screening Population by ANDERSON, Joseph C, ALPERN, Zvi, SETHI, Gurvinder, MESSINA, Catherine R, MARTIN, Carole, HUBBARD, Patricia M, GRIMSON, Roger, ELIS, Peter F, SHAW, Robert D

“…Although studies suggest a positive association between alcohol consumption and risk for colorectal neoplasia, the impact on screening has not been fully…”
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Prevalence of colorectal neoplasia in smokers by Anderson, Joseph C, Attam, Rajeev, Alpern, Zvi, Messina, Catherine R, Hubbard, Patricia, Grimson, Roger, Ells, Peter F, Brand, Douglas L

“…Smoking has been linked with colorectal neoplasia. Previous colonoscopy screening studies have omitted smoking and have examined only gender, age, and family…”
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Obesity (BMI ≥30) Has Highest Attributable Risk for Colorectal Neoplasia in Asymptomatic Women: 1220 by Stein, Benjamin N., Anderson, Joseph C., Alpern, Zvi, Martin, Carol M., Hubbard-Ells, Patricia

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Lifestyle or Resveratrol? Comparison of White and Red Wine Consumption and Colorectal Neoplasia: 493 by Anderson, Joseph C., Wiggins, Brendan J., Alpern, Zvi A., Martin, Carol A., Hubbard-Ells, Patricia M.

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Smoking and Colorectal Neoplasia: Is the Risk for Women Similar to That for Men? by Anderson, Joseph C., Alpern, Zvi A., Wiggins, Brendan J., Hubbard-Ells, Patricia M., Martin, Carol M.

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Risk Factors for Colorectal Neoplasia in Women: Two Populations with Similar Results by Anderson, Joseph C., Alpern, Zvi A., Wiggins, Brenden J., Hubbard-Ells, Patricia M., Martin, Carol M.

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Are Smokers a High Risk Group? Analysis of the Risk and Prevalence of Colorectal Neoplasia in a Screening Population Aged 40 to 50 Years: 497 by Anderson, Joseph C., Alpern, Zvi A., Wiggins, Brandon J., Hubbard-Ells, Patricia M., Martin, Carole M.

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Predictors of Proximal Neoplasia in Patients Without Distal Adenomatous Pathology by ANDERSON, Joseph C, ALPERN, Zvi, MESSINA, Catherine R, LANE, Bernard, HUBBARD, Patricia, GRIMSON, Roger, ELLS, Peter F, BRAND, Douglas L

“…Previous colorectal cancer screening studies have observed that some patients may have advanced proximal neoplasia without distal findings. Since these studies…”
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