Screening and surveillance for the early detection of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps, 2008: a joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US …

B Levin, DA Lieberman, B McFarland, KS Andrews… - Gastroenterology, 2008 - Elsevier
In the United States, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer diagnosed
among men and women and the second leading cause of death from cancer. CRC largely …

The Asia-Pacific Colorectal Screening score: a validated tool that stratifies risk for colorectal advanced neoplasia in asymptomatic Asian subjects

KG Yeoh, KY Ho, HM Chiu, F Zhu, JYL Ching, DC Wu… - Gut, 2011 - gut.bmj.com
Objective To develop and validate a clinical risk score predictive of risk for colorectal
advanced neoplasia for Asia. Methods A prospective, cross-sectional and multicentre study …

Improved fecal DNA test for colorectal cancer screening

SH Itzkowitz, L Jandorf, R Brand, L Rabeneck… - Clinical …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Fecal DNA testing has shown greater sensitivity than guaiac-based
occult blood tests for noninvasive colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. The prototype assay …

Diagnostic microRNA markers for screening sporadic human colon cancer and active ulcerative colitis in stool and tissue

FE Ahmed, CD Jeffries, PW Vos, G Flake… - Cancer genomics & …, 2009 - cgp.iiarjournals.org
By routinely and systematically being able to perform quantitative stem-loop reverse
transcriptase followed by TaqMan® PCR expression analysis on stool and tissue samples …

Screening for colorectal cancer

JS Mandel - Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2008 - Elsevier
Although there are several methods available for colon cancer screening, none is optimal.
This article reviews methods for screening, including fecal occult blood tests, flexible …

Utilization of colonoscopy in the United States: results from a national consortium

DA Lieberman, J Holub, G Eisen, D Kraemer… - Gastrointestinal …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: To assess capacity for colonoscopy, we need to understand current
utilization of colonoscopy in diverse clinical practice settings. The objective of this study was …

A simplified, noninvasive stool DNA test for colorectal cancer detection

S Itzkowitz, R Brand, L Jandorf, K Durkee… - Official journal of the …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND As a noninvasive colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test, a multi-marker
first generation stool DNA (sDNA V 1.0) test is superior to guaiac-based fecal occult blood …

Colorectal screening after polypectomy: a national survey study of primary care physicians

V Boolchand, G Olds, J Singh, P Singh… - Annals of internal …, 2006 - acpjournals.org
Background: Recommendations by primary care physicians for colorectal screening after
polypectomy will influence rates of colonoscopy in open-access systems that do not require …

Screening for Colorectal Neoplasia with CT Colonography: Initial Experience from the 1st Year of Coverage by Third-Party Payers1

PJ Pickhardt, AJ Taylor, DH Kim, M Reichelderfer… - Radiology, 2006 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To evaluate our experience in the 1st year of computed tomographic (CT)
colonography screening since the initiation of local third-party payer coverage. Materials …

Patient time requirements for screening colonoscopy

DE Jonas, LB Russell, RS Sandler… - Official journal of the …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
METHODS We recruited patients from a university endoscopy center scheduled to undergo
screening colonoscopy. Participants completed a time diary for the screening colonoscopy …