© 2001 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 8, 580-581,
April 18, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press
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Consensus on Colorectal Screening Still Difficult to Achieve
Recent scientific articles about the efficacy of colonoscopy for screening and detection of colorectal cancer have complicated an already intense debate about what is the best early detection strategy for colorectal cancer.
Given the current $6 billion dollar cost of treating colorectal cancers, Richard Klausner, M.D., director of the National Cancer Institute, said NCI has to be particularly attuned to which "organizations say what types of things about colorectal screening." He noted that while 80% of American women
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