Colorectal Cancer Screening in Average Risk Individuals

Colorectal cancer is the third leading type of cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Prevention of colorectal cancer should be achievable by screening programs that detect adenomas in asymptomatic patients and lead to their removal. In this manuscript, we...

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Published inCancer causes & control Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 171 - 188
Main Authors Huang, Christopher S., Lal, Subodh K., Farraye, Francis A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Kluwer Academic Publishers 01.03.2005
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adenoma
Adenoma - prevention & control
Asymptomatic
Blood tests
Cancer screening
Colonic Neoplasms - prevention & control
Colonography, Computed Tomographic
Colonoscopy
Colorectal cancer
Feces
Gastroenterology
Humans
Mass Screening - methods
Medical screening
Mortality
Neoplasia
Occult Blood
Occult blood testing
Physicians
Rectal Neoplasms - prevention & control
Risk Factors
Screening tests
Sigmoidoscopy
Tumors
United States > US
Minnesota
USA
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Summary:Colorectal cancer is the third leading type of cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Prevention of colorectal cancer should be achievable by screening programs that detect adenomas in asymptomatic patients and lead to their removal. In this manuscript, we review the major screening modalities, the advantages and disadvantages of each approach, the data supporting their use, and various issues affecting the implementation of each test. Screening guidelines will be reviewed, and future techniques for colorectal cancer screening examined.
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ISSN:0957-5243
1573-7225
DOI:10.1007/s10552-004-4027-z