Colorectal cancer is an important public health problem: there are nearly one million cases
of colorectal cancer diagnosed worldwide each year and half a million deaths. The …

Colorectal cancer incidence has been rising strongly in parallel with economic development.
In the past few decades, much has been learned about the lifestyle, dietary and medication …

Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer mortality in the industrialized world. Survival
remains poor because most cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage. It is a preventable …

BACKGROUND: In 1993, a randomized controlled trial in Minnesota showed, after 13 years
of follow-up, that annual fecal occult blood testing was effective in reducing colorectal cancer …

Colorectal cancer occurs throughout the world. Little is known about the etiology of this
disease, however, adequate data exist to recommend secondary prevention with mass …

Current evidence-based guidelines recommend that all asymptomatic average-risk
individuals be offered screening for colorectal cancer beginning at age 50. 13, 32, 38 …

Every May, GASTROENTEROLOGY publishes a supplementary issue that is devoted to a
specific topic or theme:“Nutrition, Obesity, and Metabolism” in 2007,“End-Stage Liver …

Data from seven case–control and—mainly—three randomized clinical trials consistently
indicate that biennial fecal occult blood screening (FOBT) can reduce colorectal cancer …

Colorectal cancer is responsible for over 500 000 deaths annually world‐wide. Death from
colorectal cancer is preventable, primarily through early diagnosis of disease that has not …

Colorectal cancer is a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality in the United States.
Studies published in the early 1990s, showing that screening for colorectal cancer can …