Colorectal cancer screening: practices and opinions of primary care physicians

SE McGregor, RJ Hilsden, A Murray, HE Bryant - Preventive medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
Background. The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC), in 2001,
concluded that there is good evidence to include annual or biennial fecal occult blood …

How many individuals will need to be screened to increase colorectal cancer screening prevalence to 80% by 2018?

SA Fedewa, J Ma, AG Sauer, RL Siegel, RA Smith… - Cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND A recent study estimates that 277,000 colorectal cancer (CRC) cases and
203,000 CRC deaths will be averted between 2013 and 2030 if the National Colorectal …

Costs and benefits of an organized fecal immunochemical test‐based colorectal cancer screening program in the United States

GP Guy Jr, LC Richardson, MP Pignone, M Plescia - Cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Despite clear recommendations and evidence linking colorectal cancer
screening to lower incidence and mortality,> 40% of adults are not up to date with screening …

Colorectal cancer screening in high‐risk groups is increasing, although current smokers fall behind

AO Oluyemi, AR Welch, LJ Yoo, EB Lehman… - Cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND There is limited information about colorectal cancer (CRC) screening trends
in high‐risk groups, including the black, obese, diabetic, and smoking populations. For this …

[HTML][HTML] Colorectal cancer screening: It is not time for a radical shift

B Bielawska, C Dubé - CMAJ, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
E52 CMAJ| JANUARY 20, 2020| VOLUME 192| ISSUE 3 annual mailed fecal
immunochemical tests or colonoscopy for patients aged 51–75 years. Implementation of …

[HTML][HTML] Colorectal Cancer screening: ACS updates guideline for adults with average risk

L Croke - American Family Physician, 2019 - aafp.org
To support early identification and treatment, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has
updated its 2008 guidance on counseling and referring patients at average risk of colorectal …

Colorectal cancer screening: clinical applications

JME Walsh, JP Terdiman - Jama, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Screening for colorectal cancer reduces mortality in individuals aged 50 years or older. A
number of screening tests, including fecal occult blood tests, sigmoidoscopy, double …

Colorectal cancer screening attitudes and behavior: a population-based study

NK Janz, PA Wren, D Schottenfeld, KE Guire - Preventive medicine, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Even though colorectal cancer (CRC) screening tests for persons 50 years
of age or over are recommended to reduce colorectal cancer mortality, screening rates …

Implementation of colon cancer screening: techniques, costs, and barriers

AB Miller - Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2008 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer and breast cancer are the only cancer sites for which evidence on the
efficacy of screening is available from randomized trials. The trials on colon cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Peer reviewed: use of colorectal cancer screening tests by state

DA Joseph, JB King, TB Richards… - Preventing chronic …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death
among cancers that affect both men and women (3). There is strong evidence that screening …