Screening for colorectal cancer.
Screening for colorectal cancer is feasible and there is increasingly compelling evidence to show that such programmes can save lives at a cost similar to that of the existing breast cancer screening programme.
Scholefield
John H
JH
Department of Surgery, Division of GI Surgery, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
D000368:Aged; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection