European guidelines for quality assurance in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis
By: editors, N. Segnan, J. Patnick, L. von Karsa ; European Commission, Health & Consumer Protection Directorate-General
Contributors: European Commission. Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection; International Agency for Research on Cancer
Edition: 1. ed.
Publisher: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Luxembourg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9789279164354; 9789279165740
Subjects: Colon (Anatomy); Quality control; Medical screening; Cancer; Diagnosis
Description: Recoge: 1. Introduction -- 2. Organisation -- Guiding principles for organising a colorectal cancer screening programme -- 3. Evaluation and interpretation of screening outcomes -- 4. Faecal occult blood testing -- 5. Quality assurance in endoscopy in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis -- 6. Professional requirements and training -- 7. Quality assurance in pathology in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis -- 8. Management of lesions detected in colorectal cancer screening -- 9. Colonoscopic surveillance following adenoma removal --10. Communication -- Appendices.
Notes: At head of title: Directorate-General for Health & Consumers, Executive Agency for Health and Consumers, European Partnership Action Against Cancer, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization.

"ND-32-10-390-EN-C"--P. [4] of cover.

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