Canadian Physicians’ Choices for Their Own Colon Cancer Screening

Mamoon Raza; Charles N Bernstein; Alexandra Ilnyckyj

doi:10.1155/2006/969832

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2006)

Canadian Physicians’ Choices for Their Own Colon Cancer Screening

Mamoon Raza,
Charles N Bernstein,
Alexandra Ilnyckyj

Affiliations

Mamoon Raza: Section of Gastroenterology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Charles N Bernstein: Section of Gastroenterology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Alexandra Ilnyckyj: Section of Gastroenterology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2006/969832
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 4
pp. 281 – 284

Abstract

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INTRODUCTION: Compliance with colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in Canada is low. The aim of the present survey was to determine whether Canadian physicians older than 50 years were pursuing colon cancer screening. Specifically, physicians were asked to identify their modality of choice and identify their barriers to screening.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjgh/

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