A population-based, community estimate of total colon examination: The impact on compliance with screening for colorectal cancer

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Schoen R., Weissfeld J., Trauth J., Ling B., Hayran M.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.97, no.2, pp.446-451, 2002 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 97 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2002
• Doi Number: 10.1016/s0002-9270(01)04046-1
• Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.446-451
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Colorectal cancer screening is underutilized. Total colon examination (TCE), such as with colonoscopy, can have a significant effect on the measured compliance with screening, as colonoscopy may be able to be performed as infrequently as once every 10 yr. In a population-based survey we determined the prevalence and validated the self-reporting of TCE and assessed its impact on compliance with screening.