Open AccessComparison of trends in colorectal cancer screening in the US end-stage renal disease population and the US Medicare population
Author(s) -
ChyngWen Fwu,
Paul L. Kimmel,
Paul W. Eggers,
Kevin C. Abbott
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical kidney journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 2048-8513
pISSN - 2048-8505
DOI - 10.1093/ckj/sfw053
Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , sigmoidoscopy , colorectal cancer , population , hemodialysis , fecal occult blood , cancer , end stage renal disease , environmental health
Although patients treated with maintenance hemodialysis are at an increased risk of colorectal cancer compared with the general population, national practices for colorectal cancer screening have not been reported in this population. We assessed the performance of colorectal cancer screening in the US end-stage renal disease program in comparison with the US Medicare population.
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