Background & Aims Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines recommend screening
schedules for each single type of test except for concurrent sigmoidoscopy and fecal occult …

Couric Effect.” 2 Colonoscopy is also listed as 1 of 4 possible screening options in most
colorectal cancer screening guidelines 3, 4 and is considered the preferred strategy in …

Objectives Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines advocate the performance of
colonoscopy at 10-year intervals in average-risk patients. Gastroenterologists' acceptance of …

Background Medicare data indicate an increase in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening using
colonoscopy and a decline in fecal occult blood testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy, and double …

BACKGROUND National guidelines recommending colorectal cancer (CRC) screening for
average risk Canadians were released in 2001. The current study determined rates of CRC …

Objectives: Colonoscopy is widely recommended for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, but
evidence to guide the optimal frequency of repeat screening examination is limited. We …

OBJECTIVES: Annual fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is often continued in patients who
have had a recent negative colonoscopy, despite recommendations to the contrary. This …

Chinese translation Background: Screening decreases colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence
and mortality, yet almost half of age-eligible patients are not screened at recommended …

OBJECTIVES: The adenoma detection rate (ADR) in screening colonoscopy is higher than
original cost-effectiveness models estimated. Future colorectal cancer (CRC) risk is …

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in men and women. The incidence and
mortality rate of the disease have been declining over the past two decades because of …