Colorectal cancer: prevention and early diagnosis

This article reviews the aetiology and risk factors for CRC and focuses on strategies for prevention and early diagnosis. Prevention involves identifying and optimizing modifiable risk factors through  public health awareness. Population screening for CRC is well established in clinical practice and increasing data support it as an effective method for early cancer detection and prevention through polypectomy, although multiple different appropriate faecal tests and endoscopic approaches exi st and will be evaluated.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Colorectal cancer Source Type: research