Review
Screening for colorectal cancer. Issues for primary care physicians
Affiliations
- PMID: 3043500
Item in Clipboard
Review
Screening for colorectal cancer. Issues for primary care physicians
Prim Care.
1988 Mar.
Abstract
Fecal occult blood testing, proctosigmoidoscopy, and digital rectal examination have been recommended as screening tests for colorectal cancer in asymptomatic people. This article evaluates the advisability of recommendations by applying accepted principles of screening to the case of colorectal cancer.
Similar articles
-
[Mass screening for colorectal cancer by occult blood testing under restricted diet].Gan No Rinsho. 1984 Jul;30(8):925-32. Gan No Rinsho. 1984. PMID: 6471396 Japanese.
-
Mass screening for colorectal cancer by testing for occult blood under restricted diet and a questionnaire in Osaka.Cancer Detect Prev. 1987;10(5-6):353-60. Cancer Detect Prev. 1987. PMID: 3568034
-
[Mass screening for colorectal cancer--issues and future prospects].Gan No Rinsho. 1984 May;30(6 Suppl):611-5. Gan No Rinsho. 1984. PMID: 6748232 Japanese.
-
Colorectal cancer screening in average risk individuals.Cancer Causes Control. 2005 Mar;16(2):171-88. doi: 10.1007/s10552-004-4027-z. Cancer Causes Control. 2005. PMID: 15868457 Review.
-
[Screening for colorectal neoplasms. A review and recommendations].Ugeskr Laeger. 1993 Oct 11;155(41):3272-7. Ugeskr Laeger. 1993. PMID: 8256320 Review. Danish.