@article{e4120acbe5f04d33879045ff8867880a,
title = "European guidelines for quality assurance in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis: Overview and introduction to the full Supplement publication",
abstract = "Population-based screening for early detection and treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) and precursor lesions, using evidence-based methods, can be effective in populations with a significant burden of the disease provided the services are of high quality. Multidisciplinary, evidence-based guidelines for quality assurance in CRC screening and diagnosis have been developed by experts in a project co-financed by the European Union. The 450-page guidelines were published in book format by the European Commission in 2010.They include 10 chapters and over 250 recommendations, individually graded according to the strength of the recommendation and the supporting evidence. Adoption of the recommendations can improve and maintain the quality and effectiveness of an entire screening process, including identification and invitation of the target population, diagnosis and management of the disease and appropriate surveillance in people with detected lesions. To make the principles, recommendations and standards in the guidelines known to a wider professional and scientific community and to facilitate their use in the scientific literature, the original content is presented in journal format in an open-access Supplement of Endoscopy. The editors have prepared the present overview to inform readers of the comprehensive scope and content of the guidelines.",
author = "{European Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines Working Group} and {Von Karsa}, L. and J. Patnick and N. Segnan and W. Atkin and S. Halloran and I. Lansdorp-Vogelaar and N. Malila and S. Minozzi and S. Moss and P. Quirke and Steele, {R. J.} and M. Vieth and L. Aabakken and L. Altenhofen and R. Ancelle-Park and N. Antoljak and A. Anttila and P. Armaroli and S. Arrossi and J. Austoker and R. Banzi and C. Bellisario and J. Blom and H. Brenner and M. Bretthauer and Cancela, {M. Camargo} and G. Costamagna and J. Cuzick and M. Dai and J. Daniel and E. Dekker and N. Delicata and S. Ducarroz and H. Erfkamp and Espin{\`a}s, {J. A.} and J. Faivre and Wood, {L. Faulds} and A. Flugelman and S. Frkovic-Grazio and B. Geller and L. Giordano and G. Grazzini and J. Green and C. Hamashima and C. Herrmann and P. Hewitson and G. Hoff and I. Holten and R. Jover and Kaminski, {M. F.} and Kuipers, {E. J.} and J. Kurtinaitis and R. Lambert and G. Launoy and W. Lee and R. Leicester and M. Leja and D. Lieberman and T. Lignini and E. Lucas and E. Lynge and S. M{\'a}dai and J. Marinho and Zakotnik, {J. Mau{\v c}ec} and G. Minoli and C. Monk and A. Morais and R. Muwonge and M. Nadel and L. Neamtiu and Tuser, {M. Peris} and M. Pignone and C. Pox and M. Primic-Zakelj and J. Psaila and L. Rabeneck and D. Ransohoff and M. Rasmussen and J. Regula and J. Ren and G. Rennert and J. Rey and Riddell, {R. H.} and M. Risio and V. Rodrigues and H. Saito and C. Sauvaget and A. Scharpantgen and W. Schmiegel and C. Senore and M. Siddiqi and D. Sighoko and R. Smith and S. Smith and S. Suchanek and E. Suonio and W. Tong and S. T{\"o}rnberg and {Van Cutsem}, E. and L. Vignatelli and P. Villain and L. Voti and H. Watanabe and J. Watson and S. Winawer and G. Young and V. Zaksas and M. Zappa and R. Valori",
year = "2013",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1055/s-0032-1325997",
language = "English",
volume = "45",
pages = "51--59",
journal = "Endoscopy",
issn = "0013-726X",
publisher = "Georg Thieme Verlag",
number = "1",
}