Colon cancer afflicts more than 135,000 patients per year in America. It kills more than
55,000 patients per year [1] and many more patients suffer morbidity from curative colon …

Colon cancer afflicts more than 135,000 patients per year in America. It kills more than
55,000 patients per year [1] and many more patients suffer morbidity from curative colon …

Colorectal cancer begins as a polyp that is a benign growth on the mucosal surface of the
colon or rectum. Over a period of 5 to 15 years, polyps can degenerate into a cancer, thus …

A large number of studies published last year in peer-reviewed medical journals help to
better define the advantages and limitations of the different options for colorectal cancer …

Gilbertson first suggested in the 1960s that colorectal cancer (CRC) may arise from
intermediary lesions in the colon. 1 Subsequent studies demonstrated foci of …

Several screening tests are available. No uniform consensus is available with respect to the
best method of screening. Currently accepted screening modalities include annual fecal …

On April 22, 2006, some of the investigators who initiated the National Polyp Study (NPS)
held a reunion and scientific session at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New …

Background In 1997 approximately 131,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal
cancer and about 55,000 will die from this disease. 1 Colorectal cancer is second only to …

Several important studies on screening for colorectal neoplasia were published in 1998-99,
including aver age-risk as well as high-risk groups, and different strat egies such as …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Western
countries. 1–3 Endoscopic screening has been shown to be effective in reducing CRC …