Open AccessCanadian Physicians’ Choices for Their Own Colon Cancer Screening
Author(s) -
Mamoon Raza,
Çharles N. Bernstein,
Alexandra Ilnyckyj
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2006/969832
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , colorectal cancer screening , fecal occult blood , cancer
Compliance with colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in Canada is low. The aim of the present survey was to determine whether Canadian physicians older than 50 years were pursuing colon cancer screening. Specifically, physicians were asked to identify their modality of choice and identify their barriers to screening.
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