Open AccessObservational methods to assess the effectiveness of screening colonoscopy in reducing right colon cancer mortality risk: SCOLAR
Author(s) -
Michael Goodman,
Robert H. Fletcher,
V. Paul Doria-Rose,
Christopher D. Jensen,
Alexis Zebrowski,
Tracy A Becerra,
Virginia P. Quinn,
Ann G. Zauber,
Douglas A. Corley,
Chyke A. Doubeni
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of comparative effectiveness research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.567
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2042-6313
pISSN - 2042-6305
DOI - 10.2217/cer.15.39
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , oncology , general surgery , cancer
Screening colonoscopy's effectiveness in reducing risk of death from right colon cancers remains unclear. Methodological challenges of existing observational studies addressing this issue motivated the design of 'Effectiveness of Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Average-Risk Adults (SCOLAR)'.