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GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA
Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 111-118Publisher
ELSEVIER DOYMA SL
DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2009.03.007
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Colorectal cancer screening; Screening programs; Colorectal cancer; Secondary prevention; Screening tests; Early cancer diagnosis
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There is broad international consensus on the need for colorectal cancer screening in men and women aged 50 years old or older with no personal. or familial history of adenoma or colorectal cancer. The main problem is the disagreement among the various screening guidelines on the best screening method. The European Union (2003) extended the recommendation of implanting colorectal cancer screening using the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) in the population aged between 50 and 74 years. Seventy percent of the member states are introducing a program but there is wide heterogeneity. In Spain, 2-yearly FOBT is recommended in the target population aged 50 to 69 years. Currently, three autonomous communities have developed pilot programs and are extending the program to the entire population. Many other communities have announced they will commence programs shortly. (C) 2009 Elsevier Espana, S.L. All rights reserved.
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