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Colorectal-Cancer Incidence and Mortality with Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

2012; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 366; Issue: 25 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa1114635

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Robert E. Schoen, Paul F. Pinsky, Joel L. Weissfeld, Lance Yokochi, Timothy R. Church, Adeyinka O. Laiyemo, Robert S. Bresalier, Gerald L. Andriole, Saundra S. Buys, E. David Crawford, Mona N. Fouad, Claudine Isaacs, Christine Cole Johnson, Douglas J. Reding, Barbara O’Brien, Danielle M. Carrick, Patrick Wright, Thomas L. Riley, Mark P. Purdue, Grant Izmirlian, Barnett S. Kramer, Anthony B. Miller, John K. Gohagan, Philip C. Prorok, Christine D. Berg,

Tópico(s)

Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

Resumo

The benefits of endoscopic testing for colorectal-cancer screening are uncertain. We evaluated the effect of screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy on colorectal-cancer incidence and mortality.

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