title: [Early diagnosis of colorectal tumors].
abstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common causes of cancer mortality in Western countries. Approximately six percent of the population will develop colorectal cancer during life. Individuals older than 50 years or with a family history for colorectal tumors as well as patients with an inflammatory bowel disease have an increased risk for CRC. A significant reduction of colorectal cancer mortality can be achieved by screening of asymptomatic patients and removal of premalignant adenomatous polyp precursors. Colonoscopy is recognized as the gold standard, but in future virtual colonoscopy might be a reasonable addition. Asymptomatic individuals with an average risk for CRC should be screened from the age of 50 and then every 10 years if the examination showed no pathological findings. When the individual or family history indicate a higher risk for a colorectal neoplasia, screening should begin at the age of 40 or 10 years before the earliest tumor occurrence in the family. Families with hereditary CRC require a special surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Bonn.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lamberti
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sauerbruch
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D023881:Colonography, Computed Tomographic / Q000379:methods*; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors
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