The changing epidemiology of colorectal cancer and its relevance for adapting screening guidelines and methods

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-53

  Rozen, Paul ^a,b   Liphshitz, Irena ^c   Barchana, Micha ^c,d  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CANCER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; JEWS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78650517493     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e328341e309     Document Type: Article

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