Family history of colorectal cancer and negative blood culture: evaluation of two screening methods with the involvement of the family physician

This article presents the results of a study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of fecal occult blood tests and a self-administered questionnaire—subsequently validated by a family physician—for the prevention of colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is currently the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in France, among both men and women.

Author(s): Falaise D, Carpentier JP, Cogneau J, Vol S, Le Clesiau H, Caces E, Tichet J

Publishing year: 1994

Pages: 73-4

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 1994, n° 17, p. 73-4

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