Reducing Mortality from Colorectal Cancer by Screening for Fecal Occult Blood

S. Mandel, Jack; H. Bond, John; R. Church, Timothy; C. Snover, Dale; Mary Bradley, G.; M. Schuman, Leonard; Ederer, Fred

doi:10.1056/nejm199305133281901

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Reducing Mortality from Colorectal Cancer by Screening for Fecal Occult Blood

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • May 13, 1993

Authors:

Jack S. Mandel

John H. Bond

Timothy R. Church

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although tests for occult blood in the feces are widely used to screen for colorectal cancers, there is no conclusive evidence that they reduce mortality from this cause. We evaluated a fecal occult-blood test in a randomized trial and documented its effectiveness. METHODS: We randomly a...

Subject

Medicine

Colonoscopy

Colorectal cancer

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