PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Moayyedi, Paul
TI  - Colorectal cancer screening lacks evidence of benefit
DP  - 2007 Aug 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 545--554
VI  - 74
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/8/545.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/8/545.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2007 Aug 01; 74
AB  - Although some studies indicate that screening with fecal occult blood testing or colonoscopy prevents deaths from colorectal cancer, the benefits may be offset by more deaths from other causes. Whether this phenomenon is due to anxiety, test bias, or merely chance, more evidence is needed; widespread screening in the general population is premature.