- ►annals.org [PDF] PA Mysliwiec, ML Brown, CN Klabunde, DF … - Annals of internal medicine, 2004 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Increasing use of colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening and
surveillance of colorectal adenomas after polypec- tomy has given rise to
concerns about the availability of endo- scopic resources in the United ... Cited by 126 - Related articles - All 6 versions
- ►annals.org [PDF] V Boolchand, G Olds, J Singh, P Singh, A … - Annals of internal medicine, 2006 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Recommendations by primary care physicians for colorectal screening
after polypectomy will influence rates of colonoscopy in open-access systems
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- ►virginia.edu [PDF] ML Brown, CN Klabunde, P Mysliwiec - The American journal of medicine, 2003 - Elsevier There is a national goal in the United States to increase the level of
colorectal cancer screening, but there is currently little information on
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DJ Robertson, ER Greenberg, M Beach, RS … - Gastroenterology, 2005 - Elsevier Background & Aims: Colonoscopic polypectomy is considered effective for
preventing colorectal cancer (CRC), but the incidence of cancer in patients
under colonoscopic surveillance has rarely been investigated. We determined ... Cited by 120 - Related articles - All 12 versions
- ►cleanhospitals.net [PDF] DA Lieberman, J Holub, G Eisen, D Kraemer, … - Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2005 - Elsevier Results of colonoscopies in 146,457 unique patients were analyzed. Of the
reports, 68% came from nonacademic settings. Patients less than 50 years of age
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A Pabby, RE Schoen, JL Weissfeld, R Burt, JW … - Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2005 - Elsevier This study examined cancer diagnoses in the course of the dietary Polyp
Prevention Trial, a randomized study of a dietary intervention on recurrence of
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- ►psu.edu [PDF] SJ Winawer, AG Zauber, RH Fletcher, JS … - Gastroenterology, 2006 - Elsevier Adenomatous polyps are the most common neoplastic findings discovered in people
who undergo colorectal screening or who have a diagnostic work-up for symptoms.
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DK Rex, JL Petrini, TH Baron, A Chak, J … - Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2006 - Elsevier Colonoscopy is widely used for the diagnosis and treatment of colonic disorders.
Properly performed, colonoscopy is generally safe, accurate, and well tolerated
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S Vijan, J Inadomi, RA Hayward, TP Hofer, AM … - Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2004 - medscape.com Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer death in
industrialized nations, [1] and screening to allow early detection and
prevention of CRC can substantially reduce CRC morbidity and mortality. ... Cited by 66 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
TR Levin - Gastroenterology, 2004 - Elsevier Putting aside the question of whether colonoscopy should be the preferred
colorectal cancer screening strategy, colorectal cancer screening using any test
is underused. 10 Inadequate screening capacity is an important barrier to ... Cited by 26 - Related articles - All 4 versions
