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Colorectal cancer – prevention and early detection
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Published: | March 20, 2006 |
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With over 66.000 new cases each year, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most frequent cancer in Germany [Ref. 1]. Despite improvement in therapy, more than 40% of the patients still die of the disease [Ref. 2]. However, death from colorectal disease is preventable. Effective and safe methods for screening are available and, if widely utilized in a quality assured manner, could prevent the majority of deaths from CRC [Ref. 3]. This presentation gives an overview on the current state of evidence, expert recommendations and perspectives for prevention and early detection of CRC by screening
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