title: [Screening for colorectal cancer. Collaboration among politicians and scientists is necessary].
abstract: Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the western world. It is especially common in the Nordic countries. In many of the European countries and in the United States colonoscopy is recommended as a screening procedure for CRC. However, there are no randomized studies of the effects of the method on incidence, mortality, possible complications or negative effects on the population. Public pressure to have screening for CRC with colonoscopy will probably increase heavily in the next years to come. We fear that colonoscopy will be introduced as a screening method without proper scientific support. Therefore we want to argue for a common Nordic randomized study on population screening with colonoscopy.
authors.affiliation: The Norwegian Cancer Registry, Oslo, Norway. michael.bretthauer@rikshospitalet.no
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bretthauer
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ekbom
authors.forename: Nea
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malila
authors.forename: Tryggvi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stefánsson
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Geir
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hof
authors.forename: Elisabete
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Weiderpass
authors.forename: Steinar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tretli
authors.forename: Laufey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tryggvadóttir
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Storm
authors.forename: Iben
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Holten
authors.forename: Hans-Olov
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Adam
mesh_terms: D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011057:Politics; D012108:Research Personnel