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Editorial
. 2009 Apr;99(4):592-4.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.153858. Epub 2009 Jan 15.

Screening for colorectal cancer: the glass is half full

Alfred I Neugut, Benjamin Lebwohl
Editorial

Screening for colorectal cancer: the glass is half full

Alfred I Neugut et al. Am J Public Health. 2009 Apr.
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A public service announcement from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene recommends colonoscopy as the preferred colorectal screening option. Courtesy of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
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Comment in

  • The priority is screening, not colonoscopy.
    Woolf SH, Jones RM, Rothemich SF, Krist A. Woolf SH, et al. Am J Public Health. 2009 Dec;99(12):2117-8; author reply 2118. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.177584. Epub 2009 Oct 15. Am J Public Health. 2009. PMID: 19833979 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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