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Colorectal Cancer: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention. [PDF]

open access: yesCancers (Basel)
Roshandel G   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Mapping the Colorectal Cancer Patient Journey From the Oncologist Perspective in Saudi Arabia. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Multidiscip Healthc
Alshehri A   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Proctosigmoidoscopy and Guaiac Screening

open access: yesJAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1975
To the Editor.— I quite agree with Dr. Powers (231:750,1975) that (1) proctosigmoidoscopy is fast, simple, and short, and that (2) routine employment as part of a physical examination with appropriate polypectomy cuts the incidence of rectal carcinoma by 60% to 75%.
David H. Greegor
openaire   +2 more sources

Positive guaiac and bloody stool are poor predictors of intussusception

American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2018
Currant jelly stool is a late manifestation of intussusception and is rarely seen in clinical practice. Other forms of GI bleeding have not been thoroughly studied and little is known about their respective diagnostic values.To assess the predictive value of GI bleeding (positive guaiac test, bloody stool and rectal bleeding in evaluation of ...
Amir A Kimia   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Immunochemical testing of individuals positive for guaiac faecal occult blood test in a screening programme for colorectal cancer: an observational study

open access: yesLancet Oncology, The, 2006
Background: Screening for colorectal cancer by use of guaiac-based faecal occult blood tests (FOBT) reduces disease-specific mortality. However, due to imperfect specificity, about half of individuals positive for guaiac FOBT are negative for neoplasia ...
Callum G Fraser   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

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