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Colorectal cancer screening: ensuring benefits outweigh the risks

Suzanne Kosmider, Kathryn M Field, Finlay A Macrae and Peter Gibbs
MJA 2008; 189 (4): 233-234

To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Rosenfeld and Duggan,1 who speculate on the possible psychological downsides of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening with faecal occult blood testing, and possible barriers preventing women accessing screening. We are concerned that the article has multiple limitations, and would like to report prospective data on CRC screening in Australia.

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