CRC screening, past, present, and future: a tribute to Emmet Keeffe.
CRC screening, past, present, and future: a tribute to Emmet Keeffe.
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CRC 筛查,过去、现在和未来:向 Emmet Keeffe 致敬。
DOI:
10.1007/s10620-015-3603-2
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Kaunitz,JonathanD
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作者:
Ahnen,DennisJ;Bresalier,RobertS;Levin,Bernard;Kaunitz,JonathanD
The stunning improvements in cancer survival over the past few decades represent triumphs of modern medicine. Colorectal cancer (CRC), which is included in the top three most prevalent cancers worldwide, is no exception, with declining incidence and improved survival extending from before the 1970s in economically developed countries, most pronounced in the USA [1]. The exciting and unique story with CRC for our profession is that much of these declines can be attributed to the interventions conducted by gastroenterologists and related specialists particularly since the 1990s, when screening colonoscopy first gained traction. The widespread adoption of this screening modality represents a victory for preventative medicine and a boon for our profession. This, of course comes at a price, since colonoscopy, at least the way it is practiced in the USA, is a costly, time-consuming, and—at least in its preparation—uncomfortable. Therefore, the search for new stool-and blood-based CRC screening tests is intense, as is desire to understand CRC pathophysiology, as described later in the Special Issue.As Editor-in-Chief (JDK), it is my distinct pleasure to introduce this Special Issue of Digestive Diseases and Sciences, edited by two consummate, world-renowned experts in the field, Dennis Ahnen and Bob Bresalier. I believe this issue is a high point in the CRC screening literature, representing the most comprehensive and detailed coverage of the topic ever compiled. It is a tribute to the editors that the quality and expertise of each review is in the first rank, due to the considerable expertise, knowledge, and experience of the contributing authors. As such, this Special Issue will serve as a longstanding reference for any scholar desirous of the most accurate and detailed information regarding any aspect of CRC screening, for epidemiology, molecular pathogenesis, treatment of special screening populations and modalities, and many more topics.