When gold standards are not so golden: A critical appraisal of the evidence on the effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening from trials & studies
Department of Epidemiology Seminar Series Speaker: Hermann Brenner, MD, MPH Professor of Epidemiology, University of Heidelberg, Germany Head Div. Of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg Abstract: Based on compelling evidence from observational epidemiological studies, screening colonoscopy has since long been thought to provide strong protection from colorectal cancer. This...