Population-based fecal occult blood screening for colon cancer: will the benefits outweigh the harm?
Marshall
K G
KG
Department of Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London. kmarshal@orc.ca
D000368:Aged; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009780:Occult Blood; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity