Abstract:Kronborg 0. Screening guidelines for colorectal cancer. Scand J Gastroenterol 1992;27 Suppl 192: 123-129. A review is given of methods and rcsults of screening for colorectal cancer in average-risk and high-risk groups. Possible methods are digital rectal exploration, endoscopic examination, barium enemas, faecal occult blood tests, tumour markers like carcinoembryonic antigen, Ca-19-9, and others, and gene markers. Final results of large randomized population studies with faecal occult blood tests are expe… Show more
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