R. M. Preshaw
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In their editorial on screening for colorectal cancer, Alan Barkun and Ken Flegel exaggerated the screening rate for this disease in the United States.[1][1] They cited a survey in which adults over 50 years of age were asked if they had ever undergone fecal occult blood testing, sigmoidoscopy or
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In their editorial on screening for colorectal cancer, Alan Barkun and Ken Flegel exaggerated the screening rate for this disease in the United States.[1][1] They cited a survey in which adults over 50 years of age were asked if they had ever undergone fecal occult blood testing, sigmoidoscopy or
Key concepts: Sigmoidoscopy, Fecal occult blood, Colorectal cancer, Medicine, Colorectal cancer screening, Occult, General surgery, Cancer