Cancer

Research from Medical University of Vienna in the area of cancer described

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 12th, 2008

According to a study from Vienna, Austria, "In Austria, since the early 1980s, the faecal-occult blood test is freely available within the annual health check-up system (>= 40 years of age/once a year). Since 2005 colonoscopy is recommended by the health authorities as a primary screening tool for asymptomatic persons older than 50 years (every 7-10 years)."

"We report on the prevalence of self-reported participation and frequency of colonoscopy screening in Austrian men and women aged 40-79 years. The data analysed were extracted from a nationwide population-based cross-sectional study conducted in 2005. The study population consisted of 502 men and 553 women, which...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-08-12)

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