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Geographic variation and effect of area-level poverty rate on colorectal cancer screening

BMC Public Health, 2008
Background With a secular trend of increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, concerns about disparities in CRC screening also have been rising. It is unclear if CRC screening varies geographically, if area-level poverty rate affects CRC screening ...
Schootman Mario, Lian Min, Yun Shumei
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Microsimulation Model for Prevention and Intervention of Coloretal Cancer in China (MIMIC-CRC): Development, Calibration, Validation, and Application

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
IntroductionA microsimulation model provides important references for decision-making regarding colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention strategies, yet such a well-validated model is scarce in China.MethodsWe comprehensively introduce the development of ...
Bin Lu, Bin Lu, Le Wang, Ming Lu, Ming Lu, Yuhan Zhang, Yuhan Zhang, Jie Cai, Chenyu Luo, Chenyu Luo, Hongda Chen, Min Dai   +11 more
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Colorectal Cancer in People with Cystic Fibrosis under the Age of 40: A Case Series [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2021
Introduction Mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene cause cystic fibrosis (CF), a disease which affects primarily the respiratory and gastrointestinal (GI) tracts.
Sunjay Devarajan, Benjamin Musher, James Abraham   +2 more
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Why are the public so positive about colorectal cancer screening?

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is widely recommended. Earlier research showed that the general public are positive about CRC screening, as too the eligible CRC screening population.
Linda N. Douma, Ellen Uiters, Danielle R. M. Timmermans   +2 more
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Colorectal cancer screening for average-risk North Americans: an economic evaluation. [PDF]

PLoS Medicine, 2010
BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) fulfills the World Health Organization criteria for mass screening, but screening uptake is low in most countries. CRC screening is resource intensive, and it is unclear if an optimal strategy exists.
Steven J Heitman, Robert J Hilsden, Flora Au, Scot Dowden, Braden J Manns   +4 more
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Examining the relationship between household wealth and colorectal cancer screening behaviors among U.S. men aged 45–75

SSM: Population Health, 2022
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related death among men in the United States (U.S.), particularly among men aged 45 years and older.
Kevin M. Korous, Adolfo G. Cuevas, Jad Chahoud, Uchenna C. Ogbonnaya, Ellen Brooks, Charles R. Rogers   +5 more
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Risk Factors for Colorectal Adenocarcinoma in an Indigenous Population in East Africa

Cancer Management and Research, 2022
Richard Wismayer,1– 3 Julius Kiwanuka,4 Henry Wabinga,3 Michael Odida3,5 1Department of Surgery, Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, Masaka, Uganda; 2Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Habib Medical School, IUIU University, Kampala, Uganda;
Wismayer R, Kiwanuka J, Wabinga H, Odida M   +3 more
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Colorectal cancer screening behaviors of general surgeons and first-degree family members: a survey-based study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2019
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates are low in the general population and among health care providers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the CRC screening practices of general surgeons who provide specialized diagnostic testing and CRC
Suleyman Utku Celik, Hasan Gorkem Cay, Ersin Bayrakdar, Aysima Ince, Esra Nur Ince, Yasemin Celik, Yunus Emre Yucel, Mehmet Ali Koc, Siyar Ersoz, Cihangir Akyol   +9 more
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Autonomous and informed decision-making: The case of colorectal cancer screening.

PLoS ONE, 2020
INTRODUCTION:It is increasingly considered important that people make an autonomous and informed decision concerning colorectal cancer (CRC) screening.
Linda N Douma, Ellen Uiters, Marcel F Verweij, Danielle R M Timmermans   +3 more
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Plasma miRNA‐based signatures in CRC screening programs [PDF]

International Journal of Cancer, 2019
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs help diagnose cancer precursors and early cancers and help reduce CRC mortality. However, currently recommended tests, the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) and colonoscopy, have low uptake. There is therefore a pressing need for screening strategies that are minimally invasive and consequently more acceptable ...
Susanna Zanutto, Chiara Maura Ciniselli, Antonino Belfiore, Mara Lecchi, Enzo Masci, Gabriele Delconte, Massimo Primignani, Giulia Tosetti, Marco Dal Fante, Linda Fazzini, Aldo Airoldi, Marcello Vangeli, Francesca Turpini, Giovanni Giuseppe Rubis Passoni, Paolo Viaggi, Monica Arena, Roberta Ilaria Olimpia Motta, Anna Maria Cantù, Cristiano Crosta, Giuseppe De Roberto, Francesca Iannuzzi, Andrea Cassinotti, Valentina Dall'Olio, Laura Tizzoni, Gabriella Sozzi, Emanuele Meroni, Luigi Bisanti, Marco Alessandro Pierotti, Paolo Verderio, Manuela Gariboldi   +29 more
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