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ReviewCancers2024

Screening and Surveillance of Colorectal Cancer: A Review of the Literature.

Marcello Maida, Dushyant Singh Dahiya, Yash R Shah, Angad Tiwari, Harishankar Gopakumar, Ishaan Vohra, Aqsa Khan, Fouad Jaber, Daryl Ramai, Antonio Facciorusso

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Review in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  9. [Review of application of U-Net and Transformer in colon polyp image segmentation].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2025
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  20. The effectiveness of mobile health intervention in colorectal cancer screening in Iran.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2025
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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

10 authors.

Marcello MaidaDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Enna 'Kore', 94100 Enna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4992-9289
Dushyant Singh DahiyaDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Motility, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8544-9039
Yash R ShahDepartment of Internal Medicine, Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University, Pontiac, MI 48341, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8976-5821
Angad TiwariDepartment of Internal Medicine, Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi 284001, India.ORCID 0009-0002-9018-8328
Harishankar GopakumarDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL 61605, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4921-8794
Ishaan VohraDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL 61605, USA.
Aqsa KhanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Parkview Health, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USA.
Fouad JaberDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, KS 64110, USA.
Daryl RamaiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
Antonio FacciorussoGastroenterology Unit, Department of Biomedical Science, Foggia University Hospital, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2107-2156

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) has the highest mortality rate among men and is the second highest among women under fifty, with incidence and mortality rates rising in younger populations. Studies indicate that up to one-third of patients diagnosed before fifty have a family history or genetic factors, highlighting the need for earlier screening. Contrariwise, diagnosis in healthy subjects through screening strategies enables early-stage detection of the tumor and better clinical outcomes. In recent years, mortality rates of CRC in Western countries have been on a steady decline, which is largely attributed to widespread screening programs and advancements in treatment modalities. Indeed, early detection through screening significantly improves prognosis, with stark differences in survival rates between localized and metastatic disease. This article aims to provide a comprehensive review of the existing literature, delving into the performance and efficacy of various CRC screening strategies. It navigates through available screening tools, evaluating their efficacy and cost-effectiveness. The discussion extends to delineating target populations for screening, emphasizing the importance of tailored approaches for individuals at heightened risk.

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colon cancercolonoscopyscreeningsurveillance

Identifiers

PMID39123473
PMCPMC11312202

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