Screening and prevention of colorectal cancer

P Kanth, JM Inadomi - Bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Mortality from colorectal cancer is reduced through screening and early detection; moreover,
removal of neoplastic lesions can reduce cancer incidence. While understanding of the risk …

Screening for colorectal cancer: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

JS Lin, MA Piper, LA Perdue, CM Rutter, EM Webber… - Jama, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality
in the United States. Objective To systematically review the effectiveness, diagnostic …

Colorectal cancer screening: a global overview of existing programmes

EH Schreuders, A Ruco, L Rabeneck, RE Schoen… - Gut, 2015 - gut.bmj.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks third among the most commonly diagnosed cancers
worldwide, with wide geographical variation in incidence and mortality across the world …

Recommendations on fecal immunochemical testing to screen for colorectal neoplasia: a consensus statement by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal …

DJ Robertson, JK Lee, CR Boland, JA Dominitz… - Gastroenterology, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is
supported by randomized trials demonstrating effectiveness in cancer prevention and widely …

Screening for colorectal cancer: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

JS Lin, LA Perdue, NB Henrikson, SI Bean, PR Blasi - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality
in the US. Objective To systematically review the effectiveness, test accuracy, and harms of …

Accuracy of fecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis

JK Lee, EG Liles, S Bent, TR Levin… - Annals of internal …, 2014 - acpjournals.org
Background: Performance characteristics of fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) to screen for
colorectal cancer (CRC) have been inconsistent. Purpose: To synthesize data about the …

Performance characteristics of fecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer and advanced adenomatous polyps: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TF Imperiale, RN Gruber, TE Stump… - Annals of internal …, 2019 - acpjournals.org
Background: Studies report inconsistent performance of fecal immunochemical tests (FITs)
for colorectal cancer (CRC) and advanced adenomas. Purpose: To summarize performance …

An updated Asia Pacific Consensus Recommendations on colorectal cancer screening

JJY Sung, SC Ng, FKL Chan, HM Chiu, HS Kim… - Gut, 2015 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Since the publication of the first Asia Pacific Consensus on Colorectal Cancer
(CRC) in 2008, there are substantial advancements in the science and experience of …

Recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer in primary care

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care - Cmaj, 2016 - Can Med Assoc
Methods The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care is an independent panel of
clinicians and methodologists that makes recommendations about clinical manoeuvres …

Effectiveness of fecal immunochemical testing in reducing colorectal cancer mortality from the O ne M illion T aiwanese S creening P rogram

HM Chiu, SLS Chen, AMF Yen, SYH Chiu, JCY Fann… - Cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The effectiveness of fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) in reducing
colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality has not yet been fully assessed in a large, population …