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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2017

Colorectal cancer, screening and primary care: A mini literature review.

Athanasios Hadjipetrou, Dimitrios Anyfantakis, Christos G Galanakis, Miltiades Kastanakis, Serafim Kastanakis

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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50citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Athanasios HadjipetrouPrimary Health Care Centre of Kissamos, Chania, 73400 Crete, Greece.
Dimitrios AnyfantakisPrimary Health Care Centre of Kissamos, Chania, 73400 Crete, Greece.
Christos G GalanakisPrivate Family Practice Unit in Chania, 73133 Crete, Greece. christos@myfamilydoctor.gr.
Miltiades KastanakisFirst Department of Surgery, Saint George General Hospital of Chania, 73300 Crete, Greece.
Serafim KastanakisDepartment of Internal Medicine, Saint George General Hospital of Chania, 73300 Crete, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common health problem, representing the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide and causing a significant burden in terms of morbidity and mortality, with annual deaths estimated at 700000. The western way of life, that is being rapidly adopted in many regions of the world, is a well discussed risk factor for CRC and could be targeted in terms of primary prevention. Furthermore, the relatively slow development of this cancer permits drastic reduction of incidence and mortality through secondary prevention. These facts underlie primary care physicians (PCPs) being assigned a key role in health strategies that enhance prevention and prompt diagnosis. Herein, we review the main topics of CRC in the current literature, in order to better understand its pathogenesis, risk and protective factors, as well as screening techniques. Furthermore, we discuss preventive and screening policies to combat CRC and the crucial role served by PCPs in their successful implementation. Relevant articles were identified through electronic searches of MEDLINE and through manual searches of reference lists.

Indexed as

ColonoscopyColorectal NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerHumansIncidenceMass ScreeningOccult BloodPhysicians, Primary CarePrimary Health CarePrimary PreventionRisk FactorsSecondary PreventionTomography, X-Ray ComputedColorectal cancerDiagnosisPreventionPrimary careScreening

Identifiers

PMID28970720
PMCPMC5597496

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