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Screening and early diagnosis
Author(s) -
Smart Charles R.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19920901)70:3+<1246::aid-cncr2820701509>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , medical diagnosis , cancer screening , intensive care medicine , pathology , paleontology , biology
Although colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US, the majority of diagnoses are made at an advanced stage, and screening detects 70% at an early stage, controversy has existed because of a lack of experimental controlled trial evidence showing a decrease in mortality. Indirect and now direct evidence supports the current screening guidelines of the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute as reasonable and should be continued.