SCREENING FOR COLORECTAL CANCER (literature review)

Abstract

At present, in structure of oncological diseases colorectal cancer takes the third place in frequency and the second place in mortality after cancer of lungs. Five-year survival rate of patients with colorectal cancer is determined by the stage of disease at the moment of making the diagnosis. Mass usage of basic screening methods with further endoscopic or radiological investigation of the patients in a higher risk group is an adequate action for an in time diagnostics and treatment of colorectal cancer.