Rates of colonoscopy in the 3 years prior to a diagnosis of colorectal cancer in Western Australia: assessment of risk factors for missed and interval cancers. Preliminary results from a population-based study

Introduction and Aims: Colonoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosing colorectal cancer (CRC) however there is a miss rate for cancers of up to 7.9%, with significant variability in this figure from different populations (1–5). Patient, procedural, and biological risk factors are thought to have an...

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Main Authors: Salama, M., Harma, C., Fritschi, Lin, Heyworth, J., Raftopoulos, S., Ee, H.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50077