Stool-Based Screening Tests for Colorectal Cancer
John M. Carethers
Abstract
A 56-year-old man with no significant medical history has declined screening colonoscopy at previous physician visits but wants to undergo a less invasive test because his father died of colorectal cancer at age 80. What would you do next?
Topics & Concepts
MedicineColonoscopyColorectal cancerColorectal cancer screeningTest (biology)Screening testInternal medicineMedical historySigmoidoscopyFamily historyGeneral surgeryCancerFamily medicinePaleontologyBiologyColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesGenetic factors in colorectal cancer