Colorectal cancer screening: The role of the noninvasive options.

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Lisa Dickerson is an internist and a clinical assistant professor in the PA program at Mercer University in Atlanta, Ga. Susan Combs Varcak is a recent graduate of the PA program at Mercer University. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Published: September 2016

Recommended screening options for colorectal cancer are divided into noninvasive stool-based options, and invasive procedure-based options. Because multiple screening strategies are effective, efforts to reduce deaths from colorectal cancer should focus on maximizing the number of patients who are screened. This article reviews noninvasive stool-based screening options.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000490946.35987.58DOI Listing

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