title: Colonoscopy or barium enema for population colorectal cancer screening?
abstract: There is good evidence from faecal occult blood testing trials that detection and removal of non-advanced colorectal neoplasms can achieve a reduction in colorectal cancer mortality. Both colonoscopy and barium enema have potential advantages and disadvantages if implemented for population screening. The relative merits of each are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Box 3189, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. mitch080@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: R M S
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baillie
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004733:Enema; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate