Screening strategies for colorectal cancer in asymptomatic adults.
This article provides an update for the primary care community on the evidence and recommendations for colorectal cancer screening in the adult population without symptoms at average and increased risk, excluding patients with high-risk genetic syndromes. The current and possible new screening strategies are reviewed, along with clinical wisdom related to the implementation of each method.
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, 1018 Fuller Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1213, USA. Electronic address: mruffin@med.umich.edu.
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D000368:Aged; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012307:Risk Factors
Colon cancer; Primary care; Rectal cancer; Screening; Surveillance