Screening for Colorectal Cancer
Author(s) -
Kirsten BibbinsDomingo,
David C. Grossman,
Susan J. Curry,
Karina W. Davidson,
John W. Epling,
Francisco García,
Matthew W. Gillman,
Diane M. Harper,
Alex R. Kemper,
Alex H. Krist,
Ann Kurth,
C. Seth Landefeld,
Carol M. Mangione,
Douglas K Owens,
William R. Phillips,
Maureen G. Phipps,
Michael Pig,
Albert L. Siu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2016.5989
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , oncology , cancer
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. In 2016, an estimated 134,000 persons will be diagnosed with the disease, and about 49,000 will die from it. Colorectal cancer is most frequently diagnosed among adults aged 65 to 74 years; the median age at death from colorectal cancer is 68 years.
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