Screening for colorectal cancer - To the editor Journal Article
| Authors: | Cooper, J. N.; O'Connor, K.; Winawer, S. J. |
| Article Title: | Screening for colorectal cancer - To the editor |
| Abstract: | To the Editor: Drs. Ransohoff and Lang (July 4 issue)1 conclude that screening of asymptomatic persons for colorectal cancer is not justified because it has not been shown to reduce mortality. The benefit of breast-cancer screening required several decades to become apparent. The issue now is whether, until the results of screening trials are available, the indirect evidence is strong enough to support a public policy of screening for colorectal cancer. The authors speculate that three clinical trials of the test for fecal occult blood2 3 4 now in progress in Europe will demonstrate that such screening reduces mortality by 10 to. . . © 1992, Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | survival; survival rate; mortality; note; letter; colorectal cancer; cancer screening; pathology; risk; colorectal neoplasms; colonoscopy; colorectal tumor; sigmoidoscopy; occult blood; adenomatous polyp; histogenesis; barium enema; intestine polyp; intestinal polyps; occult blood test; human; priority journal |
| Journal Title: | New England Journal of Medicine |
| Volume: | 326 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 0028-4793 |
| Publisher: | Massachusetts Medical Society |
| Date Published: | 1992-01-09 |
| Start Page: | 136 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1056/nejm199201093260211 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | For full correspondence, see PMID: 1571034 -- Source: Scopus |
