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Strategies for detecting colon cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

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Background

Patients with longstanding ulcerative colitis and colonic Crohn’s disease have an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) compared with the general population. This review assessed the evidence that endoscopic surveillance may prolong life by allowing earlier detection of CRC or its pre-cursor lesion, dysplasia, in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Objectives

To assess the effectiveness of cancer surveillance programs for diagnosis of IB...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1002/14651858.CD000279.pub4

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
NDM Experimental Medicine
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Author


Publisher:
Wiley
Journal:
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews More from this journal
Publication date:
2017-09-18
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EISSN:
1465-1858


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pubs:731375
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uuid:c2d27401-9881-4ce9-9d99-7cc34339c141
Local pid:
pubs:731375
Source identifiers:
731375
Deposit date:
2017-09-30

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