Should all people over the age of 50 have regular fecal occult-blood tests? Postpone population screening until problems are solved

N Engl J Med. 1998 Apr 16;338(16):1151-2; discussion 1154-5.

Author

J B Simon¹

Affiliation

¹ Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.

PMID: 9545367

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aged
Colorectal Neoplasms / prevention & control*
Costs and Cost Analysis
Ethics, Medical
Humans
Mass Screening* / economics
Middle Aged
Occult Blood*
Patient Compliance
Predictive Value of Tests
Sensitivity and Specificity