Authors: | Provenzale, D.; Jasperson, K.; Ahnen, D. J.; Aslanian, H.; Bray, T.; Cannon, J. A.; David, D. S.; Early, D. S.; Erwin, D.; Ford, J. M.; Giardiello, F. M.; Gupta, S.; Halverson, A. L.; Hamilton, S. R.; Hampel, H.; Ismail, M. K.; Klapman, J. B.; Larson, D. W.; Lazenby, A. J.; Lynch, P. M.; Mayer, R. J.; Ness, R. M.; Rao, M. S.; Regenbogen, S. E.; Shike, M.; Steinbach, G.; Weinberg, D.; Dwyer, M. A.; Freedman-Cass, D. A.; Darlow, S. |
Article Title: | Colorectal Cancer Screening, version 1.2015: Featured updates to the NCCN Guidelines |
Abstract: | The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Colorectal Cancer Screening provide recommendations for selecting individuals for colorectal cancer screening, and for evaluation and follow-up of colon polyps. These NCCN Guidelines Insights summarize major discussion points of the 2015 NCCN Colorectal Cancer Screening panel meeting. Major discussion topics this year were the state of evidence for CT colonography and stool DNA testing, bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopy, and guidelines for patients with a positive family history of colorectal cancer. © JNCCN - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. |
Keywords: | colorectal cancer; cancer screening; practice guideline; colonoscopy; family history; intestine preparation; accreditation; continuing education; dna determination; sigmoidoscopy; colon polyp; occult blood; feces analysis; computed tomographic colonography; guaiac; immunochemistry; clinical trial (topic); evaluation and follow up; human; article |
Journal Title: | Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
Volume: | 13 |
Issue: | 8 |
ISSN: | 1540-1405 |
Publisher: | Harborside Press |
Date Published: | 2015-08-01 |
Start Page: | 959 |
End Page: | 968 |
Language: | English |
PROVIDER: | scopus |
PUBMED: | 26285241 |
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Notes: | Export Date: 2 October 2015 -- Source: Scopus |