Published online Dec 15, 2015. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v7.i12.484
Peer-review started: April 30, 2015
First decision: September 25, 2015
Revised: October 8, 2015
Accepted: November 13, 2015
Article in press: November 17, 2015
Published online: December 15, 2015
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Colorectal carcinoma is a common cause of death throughout the world and may be prevented by routine control, which can detect precancerous neoplasms and early cancers before they undergo malignant transformation or metastasis. Three strategies may improve colon cancer screening rates: convince the population about the importance of undergoing a screening test; achieve higher efficacy in standard screening tests and make them more available to the community and develop new more sensitive and efficacious screening methods and make them available as routine tests. In this light, the present study seeks to review these three means through which to increase colon cancer screening rates.
Core tip: Colorectal carcinoma is a common cause of death and may be prevented by convincing the population about the importance of undergoing a screening test; achieve higher efficacy in standard screening tests and develop new more sensitive and efficacious screening methods.