Most participate in faecal immunochemical test-based colorectal cancer screening out of curiosity about their chances of developing cancer

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 176-179

  Denters, Maaike J ^a   Bossuyt, Patrick M ^b   Deutekom, Marije ^b   Fockens, Paul ^a   Dekker, Evelien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

colorectal cancer; faecal immunochemical test; participation; screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; NETHERLANDS; OCCULT BLOOD; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCULT BLOOD; PILOT PROJECTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84926284157     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: 14735709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000139     Document Type: Article

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