O'Morain C.,Seery J., .SUMMARY Colorectal cancer is one of the commonest fatal malignancies in the Western World. Recent evidence suggests that the disease is preventable. This review examines the relative strengths of the different strategies proposed for population- based colorectal cancer screening programmes. Full colonoscopic examination of the large bowel, particularly in subjects with a family history of colorectal carcinoma or adenoma, may be a cost-effective method of screening.application/pdfhttp://www.annalsgastro.gr/index.php/annalsgastro/article/view/46engHellenic Society of Gastroenterology1792-74631108-7471Annals of Gastroenterology; Volume 14, No 1 (2001)Screening for colorectal cancerinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion2007-03-19Δημοσίευση σε περιοδικόPublication in journalΓαστροεντερολογίαGastroenterologyisi -Gastroenterology & Hepatology covers resources on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and pathology of the digestive system. This category includes specific resources on the prognosis and treatment of digestive diseases; stomach ulcers; metabolic, genetic, infectious and chemically induced diseases of the liver; colitis; diseases of the pancreas and diseases of the rectum.Επιστημονικό άρθροScientific articleΕλληνική Γαστροεντερολογική ΕταιρίαGreek Aggregator OpenArchives.gr | National Documentation Centre (EKT)other