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Article: Screening for Colorectal Cancer - United States, 1997.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- February 19, 1999
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Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States (1). During 1999, approximately 129,400 new cases of colorectal cancer will be diagnosed, and 56,600 persons will die from the disease (7). In 1996, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended the use of specific screening tests (i.e., annual fecal-occult blood testing [FOBT] and/or periodic flexible sigmoidoscopy for persons aged [less than or equal to]50 years) to reduce colorectal cancer-related mortality (2). In 1997, the American Cancer Society and an interdisciplinary task force developed guidelines that recommend one test or a combination of several tests for ...