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Evaluation of Colorectal Cancer Risk and Prevalence by Stool DNA Integrity Detection
Published on: June 8, 2020
[Colorectal cancer screening]
1Servicio de Gastroenterología, Institut de Malalties Digestives i Metabòliques, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, España. castells@clinic.ub.es
Abstract:
Colorectal cancer is the most frequent neoplasm in Western countries and the second leading cause of cancer death. However, this form of cancer may benefit from preventive measures, especially screening. Several cost-effective strategies are available: annual and biennial fecal occult blood testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years, and colonoscopy every 10 years. The present article reviews the most interesting communications on colorectal cancer screening presented at the last meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association held in Chicago in may 2011.
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