Potential Intended and Unintended Consequences of Recommending Initiation of Colorectal Cancer Screening at Age 45 Years

Gastroenterology. 2018 Oct;155(4):950-954. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.08.019. Epub 2018 Aug 21.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / ethnology
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / mortality
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / therapy
  • Early Detection of Cancer / economics
  • Early Detection of Cancer / standards*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / standards
  • Gastroenterology / economics
  • Gastroenterology / standards*
  • Health Care Costs
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Middle Aged
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • United States / epidemiology