Colorectal Cancer Screening For An Asymptomatic Patient - Colonoscopy or Sigmoidoscopy?
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cer. BMJ 1999;319:1212-1213.
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14 Brown ML. Screening for colorectal cancer. N Engl J Med 1993;329:1352-1353.
15 Inadomi JM, Sonnenberg A. The impact of colorectal cancer screening on life expectancy. Gastrointest Endosc 2000;51(5):517-523.
16 Khullar SK, DiSario JA. Colon cancer screening. Sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 1997;7(3):365-386.
17 Ramsay L, Williams B, Johnston D et al. Guidelines for man- agement of hypertension: report of the third working party of the British Hypertension Society 1999. J Hum Hypertens 1999;13:569-592.
2 National Cancer Registry. Cancer in Ireland, 1996, Report of the National Cancer Registry. Published by The National Cancer Registry, 1999.
3 Toribara NW, Sleisenger MH. Screening for colorectal cancer. N Engl J Med 1995; 332:861-867.
4 Richards C, Klabunde C, O’Malley M. Physicians’ recommen- dations for colon screening cancer in women. Too much of a good thing? Am J Prev Med 1998;15(3):246-249.
5 Lieberman DA, Weiss DG, Bond JH, Ahnen DJ, Garewal H, Chejfec G. Use of colonoscopy to screen asymptomatic adults for colorectal cancer. N Engl J Med 2000;343:162-168.
6 Imperiale T, Wagner R, Ching Y, Larkin G, Rogge J, Ransohoff D. Risk of advanced proximal neoplasm in asymptomatic adults according to the distal colorectal findings. N Engl J Med 2000;343:169-174.
7 Winawer SJ, Zauber AG, Ho MN, O’Brien MJ et al. Prevention of colorectal cancer by colonoscopic polypectomy. N Engl J Med 1993;329:1977-1981.
8 Levin T, Palitz A, Grossman S et al. Predicting advanced prox- imal neoplasia with screening sigmoidoscopy. JAMA 1999;281:1611-1617.
9 Ferriman A. Too early to introduce colorectal cancer screening, say specialists. BMJ 2000;320:1361.
10 Mandel JS, Bond JH, Church TR et al. Reducing mortality from colorectal cancer by screening for faecal occult blood. N Engl J Med 1993;328:1365-1371.
11 Atkin WS, Morson BC, Cuzick J. Long-term risk of colorectal cancer after excision of rectosigmoid adenomas. N Engl J Med 1992;326:658-662.
12 Atkin W. Editorial-Implementing screening for colorectal can-
cer. BMJ 1999;319:1212-1213.
13 Chui DW, Gooding GA, McQuaid KR, Griswold V, Grendall JH. Hydrosonic ultrasonography in the detection of colonic polyps and tumours. N Engl J Med 1994;331;1685-1688.
14 Brown ML. Screening for colorectal cancer. N Engl J Med 1993;329:1352-1353.
15 Inadomi JM, Sonnenberg A. The impact of colorectal cancer screening on life expectancy. Gastrointest Endosc 2000;51(5):517-523.
16 Khullar SK, DiSario JA. Colon cancer screening. Sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 1997;7(3):365-386.
17 Ramsay L, Williams B, Johnston D et al. Guidelines for man- agement of hypertension: report of the third working party of the British Hypertension Society 1999. J Hum Hypertens 1999;13:569-592.
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