Annals of Oncology 10:S65-S69, 1999
© 1999 European Society for Medical Oncology
Reviews |
Once-only sigmoidoscopy
Imperial Cancer Research Fund London, UK
Correspondence to. Dr. Jack Cuzick Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Epidemiology Imperial Cancer Research Fund 61 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3PX, UK e-mail: j.cuzick{at}icrf.icnet.uk
The rationale for infrequent screening for colorectal cancers by sigmoidoscopy of the general population around age 60 is reviewed. A progress report for a trial to evaluate this approach is also presented.