Colorectal cancer detection and screening.
Colon cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States and is estimated to cause 56,500 deaths during 1998. Most cancers evolve from adenomatous polyps. Screening asymptomatic average-risk individuals is recommended to reduce colorectal cancer mortality by detection and removal of adenomatous polyps.
Center for Gastroenterology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, USA.
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D000465:Algorithms; D003113:Colonoscopy; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003663:Decision Trees; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000150:complications; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors