title: Colon rectal cancer: a common disease.
abstract: Early diagnosis is a key in properly screening and surveillance. The author discusses preventive medicine, risk ratings, and fecal occult blood testing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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authors.lastname: Dewitt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009780:Occult Blood; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy