Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-06-25T15:19:36 RDF description of Screening for colorectal cancer. Guidelines for choosing the appropriate test for each patient - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn18526 Enema 2 Screening for colorectal cancer. Guidelines for choosing the appropriate test for each patient Mass Screening/*methods <p>The importance of screening for colorectal cancer has been established, but the decision about which test to use for each patient may seem less clear. In this article, Dr Wineman discusses assessment of colorectal cancer risk and the advantages and disadvantages of the fecal occult blood test, flexible sigmoidoscopy, double-contrast barium enema, and colonoscopy. Potential screening methods that could make regular colon examination more acceptable to patients also are presented.<p> 10.3810/pgm.2003.02.1372 Barium Sulfate Sigmoidoscopy/methods Algorithms Quality Assurance, Health Care 14904 document-rn18526 113 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00 24388 Postgraduate Medicine Colonoscopy/methods Colorectal Neoplasms/*diagnosis/*prevention & control Occult Blood public