Screening for colorectal cancer. Primary care. [Prim Care] Journal article

Randomized, controlled trials have shown with certainty that screening for colorectal cancer reduces morbidity and is cost-effective. Factors that increase the risk of colorectal cancer include a personal or family history of adenomatous polyps or colorectal cancer, certain genetic syndromes and chronic inflammatory bowel disease.

Primary care. [Prim Care]

Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
Barium Sulfate
Colonoscopy
Colorectal Neoplasms
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Enema
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Mass Screening
Occult Blood
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
United States