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Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 1999
Colorectal cancer is the second most lethal cancer in the United States. The lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer in the United States is 5%. Early detection decreases mortality, and involves stratifying individuals by risk factors. Clinicians can use several methods for detection and surveillance of colorectal cancer including the digital ...
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Colorectal cancer is the second most lethal cancer in the United States. The lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer in the United States is 5%. Early detection decreases mortality, and involves stratifying individuals by risk factors. Clinicians can use several methods for detection and surveillance of colorectal cancer including the digital ...
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Screening for Colorectal Cancer
New England Journal of Medicine, 2002Colorectal cancer screening can prevent the development of colorectal cancer and reduce the risk for death. Screening recommendations include fecal occult blood testing, sigmoidoscopy, radiographic imaging of the colon, and colonoscopy. This article focuses on recommendations for average-risk individuals and discusses the potential benefits and ...
Waleed M, Alazmi, Jamie S, Barkin
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Screening for colorectal cancer
Techniques in Coloproctology, 2004A review of the literature regarding the screening strategies for colorectal cancer (CRC), particularly for average risk individuals, is analysed. The advantages and disadvantages or limitations of screening modalities for CRC, such as faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) with guaiac-based tests or the new faecal deoxyribonucleic acid tests, endoscopic ...
Patrick, Lau, Joseph, Sung
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Clinical Update, 2007
Commentary In the last few years, we have seen a surge in referrals for colonoscopy because of an increase in public and physician awareness of the need for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Colonoscopy has become one of the most important screening tools for CRC, because it can provide diagnosis and treatment in 1 visit.
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Commentary In the last few years, we have seen a surge in referrals for colonoscopy because of an increase in public and physician awareness of the need for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Colonoscopy has become one of the most important screening tools for CRC, because it can provide diagnosis and treatment in 1 visit.
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AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2009
We discuss colorectal cancer screening with two gastroenterologists, including results from two recently published studies showing long-term effects of screening.
Jeanette M, Daly +2 more
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We discuss colorectal cancer screening with two gastroenterologists, including results from two recently published studies showing long-term effects of screening.
Jeanette M, Daly +2 more
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Screening for Colorectal Cancer
New England Journal of Medicine, 1995In the past few years, knowledge of the clinical, biologic, and molecular genetic characteristics of colorectal cancer has greatly increased. Although the most cost-effective approach remains to be identified, screening for colorectal cancer can decrease mortality due to this disease by detecting cancers at earlier stages and allowing the removal of ...
N W, Toribara, M H, Sleisenger
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Screening for Colorectal Cancer
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2012A healthy 76-year-old woman presents as a new patient for primary care. She reports having one daily bowel movement and no rectal bleeding. She has no family history of colorectal cancer. She reports having negative stool-card tests during gynecologic examinations, most recently at 65 years of age.
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Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2001
Colorectal cancer causes significant morbidity and mortality in the United States. The incidence of colorectal cancer increases at age 50, approximately. Risk factors that have been identified include a personal history of colorectal cancer or adenomas, a family history of colon cancer or adenomas, inherited colorectal cancer syndromes, and long ...
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Colorectal cancer causes significant morbidity and mortality in the United States. The incidence of colorectal cancer increases at age 50, approximately. Risk factors that have been identified include a personal history of colorectal cancer or adenomas, a family history of colon cancer or adenomas, inherited colorectal cancer syndromes, and long ...
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Screening for Colorectal Cancer
Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2008This paper reviews studies on fecal occult blood testing and sigmoidoscopy screening for colorectal cancer. Recently published data from a randomized controlled trial provides the first concrete evidence that annual screening for fecal occult blood can reduce colorectal cancer mortality by at least 33%. These results are corroborated by a nonrandomized
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