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WGO Practice Guideline - Colorectal cancer screening

Title: Colorectal cancer screening

Introduction

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a worldwide problem, with an annual incidence of approximately 1 million cases and an annual mortality of more than 500,000. The absolute number of cases will increase over the next two decades as a result of the aging and expansion of populations in both the developed and developing countries.

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Graded Evidence

Review team

  • Prof. S. Winawer (chair, USA)
  • Prof. M. Classen (co-chair, Germany)
  • Prof. R. Lambert(co-chair, France)
  • Prof. M. Fried (Switzerland)
  • Prof. P. Dite (Czech Republic)
  • Prof. K.L. Goh (Malaysia)
  • Prof. F. Guarner (Spain)
  • Prof. D. Lieberman (USA)
  • Prof. R. Eliakim (Israel)
  • Prof. B. Levin (USA)
  • Prof. R. Saenz (Chile)
  • Prof. A.G. Khan (Pakistan)
  • Prof. I. Khalif (Russia)
  • Prof. A. Lanas (Spain)
  • Prof. G. Lindberg (Sweden)
  • Prof. M.J. O’Brien (USA)
  • Prof. G. Young (Australia)
  • Dr. J. Krabshuis (France)

International consultants

  • Prof. R. Smith (USA)
  • Prof. W. Schmiegel (Germany)
  • Prof. D. Rex (USA)
  • Prof. N. Amrani (Morocco)
  • Prof. A. Zauber (USA)

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