© 2002 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 23, 1731,
December 4, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press
Press Release
Researchers Release Baseline Data From Randomized Colorectal Cancer Screening Trial
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A major trial is under way to determine the impact of single screening sigmoidoscopy on colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. Although the trial will take years to complete, outcomes from the recruitment and screening phases of the trial suggest that single screening sigmoidoscopy has a high cancer detection rate and