Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention in the COVID-19 Era

Rachel B Issaka^{1

2}, Ma Somsouk^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Seattle, WA. USA.
² Division of Gastroenterology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Seattle, WA. USA.
³ Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Francisco. San Francisco, CA.
⁴ Center for Vulnerable Populations, University of California, San Francisco. San Francisco, CA.

Rachel B Issaka et al. JAMA Health Forum. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;1(5):e200588.

doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2020.0588. Epub 2020 May 13.

Rachel B Issaka^{1

2}, Ma Somsouk^{3

4}

¹ Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Seattle, WA. USA.
² Division of Gastroenterology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Seattle, WA. USA.
³ Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Francisco. San Francisco, CA.
⁴ Center for Vulnerable Populations, University of California, San Francisco. San Francisco, CA.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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