Age-specific sequence of colorectal cancer screening options in Germany: A model-based critical evaluation.

<h4>Background</h4>The current organized screening program for colorectal cancer in Germany offers both sexes 5 annual fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) between ages 50 and 54 years, followed by a first screening colonoscopy at age 55 years if all of these FITs were negative. We sought t...

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Main Authors: Thomas Heisser, Korbinian Weigl, Michael Hoffmeister, Hermann Brenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003194