Genetic screening for colorectal cancer and intervention
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Polymorphism and Genetic Diversity of BAT25 Marker in Colorectal Cancer
By its frequency, colorectal cancer (CRC) has become a serious public health problem. BAT25 marker is included in the panel of five markers dedicated to the diagnosis of CCR microsatellite instability. The objective of this study was to evaluate the polymorphism and genetic diversity of the BAT25 marker in CRC cases in Senegal. This prospective study was performed on 22 CRC patients. After DNA ...
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Colorectal cancer is an ideal disease to be screened. It is the second most common cancer after lung and is the most common fatal malignancy in non-smokers. Colorectal cancer arises from a benign process, an adenoma or a polyp. A polyp is probably present for 10-20 years before it becomes malignant. Not all polyps become cancerous and it is not possible to predict with certainty which ones carr...
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Screening for cancer is performed in order to detect unsuspected cancers in an asymptomatic population. Screening is justified for the detection of precancer and cancer when the screening test is safe and the disease has a prevalence that justifies the cost and also when testing has low rates of false positive results. Screening can lead to the early diagnosis of specific cancers which, when tr...
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Colorectal carcinoma represents a major cause of cancer deaths in the United Kingdom. Tumours detected at an early or even premalignant stage have a better prognosis. In this review we consider the argument for screening for colorectal carcinomas and discuss the means available and the implications of implementing screening programmes using some of these methods. A suggestion is made for the mo...
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The authors review the place of faecal occult blood testing, sigmoidoscopy and total colonoscopy in the screening of colorectal cancer. Strategy in high risk patients is also discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Cancer
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0020-7136,1097-0215
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19960220)69:1<62::aid-ijc16>3.0.co;2-m