Long-term effect of faecal occult blood screening on incidence and mortality from colorectal cancer.

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Several randomized trials have shown a reduction of colorectal cancer mortality by screening using guaiac-based faecal occult blood tests. However, little is known on the long-term effect of screening at the population level in everyday practice.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Dig Liver Dis

Title: Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1878-3562

ISSN (Print): 1590-8658

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2014

Volume: 46

Issue: 12

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[1 ] Burgundy Digestive Cancer Registry, INSERM UMR 866, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France; University Hospital, Dijon, France.

[2 ] Saône et Loire Cancer Screening Coordinating Centre, Charnay-Les-Mâcon, France.

[3 ] Burgundy Digestive Cancer Registry, INSERM UMR 866, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France; Côte d'Or Cancer Screening Coordinating Centre, Dijon, France.

[4 ] Burgundy Digestive Cancer Registry, INSERM UMR 866, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France; University Hospital, Dijon, France; Clinical Investigation Center-Clinical Epidemiology, INSERM CIC 1432, University Hospital, France.

[5 ] Burgundy Digestive Cancer Registry, INSERM UMR 866, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France; University Hospital, Dijon, France. Electronic address: jean.faivre@u-bourgogne.fr.

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Publisher Item ID: S1590-8658(14)00661-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2014.08.041

PubMed ID: 25241134

SO-VID: 84e86128-f8f9-41a7-815f-03ae047db753

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Keywords: Faecal occult blood tests,Colorectal cancer,Incidence,Mass screening,Mortality

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Keywords: Faecal occult blood tests, Colorectal cancer, Incidence, Mass screening, Mortality

Long-term effect of faecal occult blood screening on incidence and mortality from colorectal cancer.

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