Alberti LR, Garcia DPC, Coelho DL, Lima DCAD, Petroianu A. How to improve colon cancer screening rates. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2015; 7(12): 484-491 [PMID: 26688708 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v7.i12.484]
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Luiz Ronaldo Alberti, Professor, Department of Surgery, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenida Alfredo Balena, 190. Centro, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil. luizronaldoa@yahoo.com.br
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Dec 15, 2015; 7(12): 484-491 Published online Dec 15, 2015. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v7.i12.484
How to improve colon cancer screening rates
Luiz Ronaldo Alberti, Diego Paim Carvalho Garcia, Debora Lucciola Coelho, David Correa Alves De Lima, Andy Petroianu
Luiz Ronaldo Alberti, David Correa Alves De Lima, Andy Petroianu, Department of Surgery, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Diego Paim Carvalho Garcia, Debora Lucciola Coelho, Medical Sciences of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Luiz Ronaldo Alberti, Professor, Department of Surgery, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenida Alfredo Balena, 190. Centro, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil. luizronaldoa@yahoo.com.br
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Received: April 27, 2015 Peer-review started: April 30, 2015 First decision: September 25, 2015 Revised: October 8, 2015 Accepted: November 13, 2015 Article in press: November 17, 2015 Published online: December 15, 2015 Processing time: 231 Days and 15.1 Hours
Abstract
Colorectal carcinoma is a common cause of death throughout the world and may be prevented by routine control, which can detect precancerous neoplasms and early cancers before they undergo malignant transformation or metastasis. Three strategies may improve colon cancer screening rates: convince the population about the importance of undergoing a screening test; achieve higher efficacy in standard screening tests and make them more available to the community and develop new more sensitive and efficacious screening methods and make them available as routine tests. In this light, the present study seeks to review these three means through which to increase colon cancer screening rates.
Core tip: Colorectal carcinoma is a common cause of death and may be prevented by convincing the population about the importance of undergoing a screening test; achieve higher efficacy in standard screening tests and develop new more sensitive and efficacious screening methods.
