Use of Colonoscopy to Screen Asymptomatic Adults for Colorectal Cancer

A. Lieberman, David; G. Weiss, David; H. Bond, John; J. Ahnen, Dennis; S. Garewal, Harinder; V. Harford, William; Provenzale, Dawn; SONTAG, S; Schnell, Tom; E. Durbin, Theodore; B. Nelson, Doug; L. Ewing, Steve; Triadafilopoulos, George; C. Ramirez, Francisco; G. Lee, John; Collins, Judith; Brian Fennerty, M.; K. Johnston, Tiina; L. Corless, Christopher; R. McQuaid, Kenneth; E. Sampliner, Richard; G. Morales, Thomas; Fass, Ronnie; A. Smith, Robert; Maheshwari, Yogesh; Chejfec, Gregorio

doi:10.1056/nejm200007203430301

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Use of Colonoscopy to Screen Asymptomatic Adults for Colorectal Cancer

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jul 20, 2000

Authors:

David A. Lieberman

David G. Weiss

John H. Bond

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND METHODS: The role of colonoscopy in screening for colorectal cancer is uncertain. At 13 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, we performed colonoscopy to determine the prevalence and location of advanced colonic neoplasms and the risk of advanced proximal neoplasia in asymptomatic patient...

Subject

Medicine

Colonoscopy

Asymptomatic

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