Population screening for colorectal cancer by flexible sigmoidoscopy or CT colonography: study protocol for a multicenter randomized trial

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most prevalent type of cancer in Europe. A single flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) screening at around the age of 60 years prevents about one-third of CRC cases. However, FS screens only the distal colon, and thus mortality from proximal CRC is unaffected...

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Autores principales: Regge, Daniele, Iussich, Gabriella, Senore, Carlo, Correale, Loredana, Hassan, Cesare, Bert, Alberto, Montemezzi, Stefania, Segnan, Nereo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3977672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24678896
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-97

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3977672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24678896
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-97

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