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Screening cuts colon cancer deaths
An 18-year study in Minnesota finds that people whose stools are tested regularly for traces of blood are less likely to die of colorectal cancer than those who aren't tested.
References:
Mandel, J.S. . . . J.H. Bond. 1999. Colorectal cancer mortality: Effectiveness of biennial screening for fecal occult blood. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 91(March 3):434.
Further Readings:
Gilbertsen, V.A., et al. 1980. The design of a study to assess occult-blood screening for colon cancer. Journal of Chronic Diseases 33:107.
Levin, B. 1999. Colorectal cancer screening: Sifting through the evidence. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 91(March 3):399.
Mandel, J.S., J.H. Bond, et al. 1993. Reducing mortality from colorectal cancer by screening for fecal occult blood. New England Journal of Medicine 329:672.
Sources:
John H. Bond
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
1 Veterans Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55417
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 11, March 13, 1999, p. 175. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
