Should all people over the age of 50 have regular fecal occult-blood tests? Postpone population screening until problems are solved.
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Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
D000368:Aged; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics; D008875:Middle Aged; D009780:Occult Blood; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity