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Colorectal cancer screening
Author(s) -
Graf Bethan,
Martin John
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.221
Subject(s) - colorectal cancer , medicine , modalities , colorectal cancer screening , cancer , population , cancer screening , disease , family medicine , intensive care medicine , environmental health , colonoscopy , sociology , social science
Colorectal cancer is theoretically a preventable disease and is ideally suited to a population screening programme, as there is a long premalignant phase, during which there is ample opportunity to intervene with a variety of different screening modalities. In this article, the authors review the alternative tests for colorectal cancer screening and discuss the rationale behind the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in England. Copyright © 2011 Wiley Interface Ltd