title: Prevention and screening of gastrointestinal cancers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article reviews the current recommendations and data supporting various screening and prevention strategies for colorectal cancer (CRC) in average and high-risk individuals.
  
  
  METHODS
  Published research reports, epidemiologic data, and published guidelines from professional organizations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Properly applied screening tools can potentially decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with CRC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses need to be aware of current recommendations for the early detection of CRC so they can provide patients with an accurate assessment of risk for developing CRC and education about the appropriate CRC screening guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Nursing, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. mahonsm@slu.edu
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mahon
mesh_terms: D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018570:Risk Assessment