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Reducing Mortality from Colorectal Cancer by Screening for Fecal Occult Blood

New England Journal of Medicine1993IF: 25.4

Jack S. Mandel, John H. Bond, Timothy R. Church, Dale C. Snover, G. Mary Bradley, Leonard M. Schuman, Fred Ederer

PMID: 8474513View on PubMedDOI

Abstract

Annual fecal occult-blood testing with rehydration of the samples decreased the 13-year cumulative mortality from colorectal cancer by 33 percent.

Specialty

Gastroenterology

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