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The impact of colorectal cancer screening on the US population: Is it time to celebrate?
Author(s) -
Doubeni Chyke A.
Publication year - 2014
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/cncr.28789
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , colorectal cancer screening , incidence (geometry) , population , cancer , public health , cancer incidence , environmental health , gerontology , demography , colonoscopy , pathology , physics , sociology , optics
Increasing use of screening has contributed to a substantial decline in the incidence of colorectal cancer in the United States. However, more attention needs to be focused on improving access to screening for underserved populations to further advance the public health goal of reducing the burden of colorectal cancer on the US population.