Colorectal cancer screening for average-risk North Americans: an economic evaluation.

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) fulfills the World Health Organization criteria for mass screening, but screening uptake is low in most countries. CRC screening is resource intensive, and it is unclear if an optimal strategy exists. The objective of this study was to perform an economic evaluati...

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Main Authors: Steven J Heitman, Robert J Hilsden, Flora Au, Scot Dowden, Braden J Manns
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2990704?pdf=render