Current status of colorectal cancer screening in Japan;Etat actuel du dépistage du cancer colorectal au Japon

Acta Endoscopica

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-188

  Saito, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Fecal occult blood test (FOBT); Immunochemical test; Screening

Indexed keywords

CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAPAN; MASS SCREENING; OCCULT BLOOD TEST;

EID: 34248167553     PISSN: 0240642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02961789     Document Type: Conference Paper

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