Colorectal cancer: From prevention to personalized medicine

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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2014; 20(22): 6786-6808
Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6786

Colorectal cancer: From prevention to personalized medicine

Gemma Binefa, Francisco Rodríguez-Moranta, Àlex Teule, Manuel Medina-Hayas

Gemma Binefa, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, IDIBELL, CIBERESP, Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain

Gemma Binefa, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain

Francisco Rodríguez-Moranta, Endoscopy Unit, University Hospital of Bellvitge, IDIBELL, CIBERESP, Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain

Àlex Teule, Genetic Counseling Unit, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain

Manuel Medina-Hayas, Department of Morphological Sciences, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain

Author contributions: All of the authors contributed in each phase of the paper (design, acquisition and interpretation of data); all authors revised the draft of the manuscript and approved the final version.

Supported by Partially funded by the Carlos III Health Institute No. PI11/01593

Correspondence to: Gemma Binefa, MD, MPH, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, IDIBELL, CIBERESP, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Av. Gran Via 199-203, 08908 Barcelona, Spain. gbinefa@iconcologia.net

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Received: September 28, 2013
Revised: January 16, 2014
Accepted: March 6, 2014
Published online: June 14, 2014
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Core Tip

Core tip: Although there are different strategies for screening, the number of which is increasing due to the potential of emerging technologies in molecular marker application, not all strategies meet the criteria required for screening tests in population programs; the three most accepted tests are fecal occult blood test, colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy.