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Implementation of population screening for colorectal cancer by repeated fecal occult blood test in the Netherlands

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most prevalent type of cancer in the world. Its prognosis is closely related to the disease stage at the time of diagnosis. Early detection of symptomless CRC or precursor lesions through population screening could reduce CRC mortality. However, scree...

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Autores principales: Denters, Maaike J, Deutekom, Marije, Fockens, Paul, Bossuyt, Patrick MM, Dekker, Evelien
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2680893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19393087
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-9-28