| Literature DB >> 6699860 |
J Cappel, U Blum, E Ungeheuer.
Abstract
Since the introduction in the Federal Republic of Germany of free routine screening for colorectal carcinoma (digital examination of the rectum in 1971; test for occult blood in the faeces in 1977), the number of Dukes' stage A cases diagnosed at one hospital has increased by 30%. The average interval between onset of symptoms and diagnosis has shortened from 5 to 3.8 months, and the proportion of inoperable carcinomas has decreased by 10%.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6699860 PMCID: PMC1439855 DOI: 10.1177/014107688407700305
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J R Soc Med ISSN: 0141-0768 Impact factor: 5.344