Colorectal cancer screening in Europe

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2009; 15(47): 5907-5915
Published online Dec 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5907

Table 5 Screening methods

Type of method	Method
Stool tests	For presence of occult blood (FOBT)
	Guaiac-based (gFOBT)
	Immunochemical (iFOBT)
	For presence of abnormal DNA
Endoscopic examinations	Flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) colonoscopy
Radiologic examinations	Computed tomographic colonography (CTC)
	Double contrast barium enema (DCBE)

Citation: Zavoral M, Suchanek S, Zavada F, Dusek L, Muzik J, Seifert B, Fric P. Colorectal cancer screening in Europe. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(47): 5907-5915
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i47/5907.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.5907

Zavoral M, Suchanek S, Zavada F, Dusek L, Muzik J, Seifert B, Fric P. Colorectal cancer screening in Europe. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(47): 5907-5915 [PMID: 20014454 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.5907]

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