Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation: Guidelines on Colon Cancer Screening
Colorectal cancer is the third most prevalent cancer affecting both men and women in Canada. Many of these cancers are preventable, and the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation (CDHF) strongly support the establishment of screening programs for...
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| author | Desmond Leddin Richard Hunt Malcolm Champion Alan Cockeram Nigel Flook Michael Gould Young-In Kim Jonathan Love David Morgan Susan Natsheh Dan Sadowski for the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation committee on colon cancer screening |
| author_facet | Desmond Leddin Richard Hunt Malcolm Champion Alan Cockeram Nigel Flook Michael Gould Young-In Kim Jonathan Love David Morgan Susan Natsheh Dan Sadowski for the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation committee on colon cancer screening |
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| description | Colorectal cancer is the third most prevalent cancer affecting both men and women in Canada. Many of these cancers are preventable, and the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation (CDHF) strongly support the establishment of screening programs for colorectal cancer. These guidelines discuss a number of screening options, listing the advantages and disadvantages of each. Ultimately, the test that is used for screening should be determined by patient preference, current evidence and local resources. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4d92842c9dad4e09bbdfd3be18473b522025-08-20T02:38:43ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002004-01-01182939910.1155/2004/983459Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation: Guidelines on Colon Cancer ScreeningDesmond Leddin0Richard Hunt1Malcolm Champion2Alan Cockeram3Nigel Flook4Michael Gould5Young-In Kim6Jonathan Love7David Morgan8Susan Natsheh9Dan Sadowski10for the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation committee on colon cancer screeningDepartment of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medical Education, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, New Brunswick, CanadaDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaColorectal cancer is the third most prevalent cancer affecting both men and women in Canada. Many of these cancers are preventable, and the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation (CDHF) strongly support the establishment of screening programs for colorectal cancer. These guidelines discuss a number of screening options, listing the advantages and disadvantages of each. Ultimately, the test that is used for screening should be determined by patient preference, current evidence and local resources.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/983459 |
| spellingShingle | Desmond Leddin Richard Hunt Malcolm Champion Alan Cockeram Nigel Flook Michael Gould Young-In Kim Jonathan Love David Morgan Susan Natsheh Dan Sadowski for the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation committee on colon cancer screening Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation: Guidelines on Colon Cancer Screening Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation: Guidelines on Colon Cancer Screening |
| title_full | Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation: Guidelines on Colon Cancer Screening |
| title_fullStr | Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation: Guidelines on Colon Cancer Screening |
| title_full_unstemmed | Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation: Guidelines on Colon Cancer Screening |
| title_short | Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation: Guidelines on Colon Cancer Screening |
| title_sort | canadian association of gastroenterology and the canadian digestive health foundation guidelines on colon cancer screening |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/983459 |
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