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. 2006 Jun 6;6:18. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-6-18

Table 1.

Hellenic PCPhs' recommendations of colorectal tests for cancer screening activities:

Screening tests twice a year % yearly % every 2 years % every 3 years % every 5 years % Useful undefined frequency % Not useful %
SIG 0 6 3 6 7 1 77
SOBT 3 35 6 1 1 1 52
DRE 6 55 4 1 1 1 32

Abbreviations used:

PCPhs primary care physicians

SIG sigmoidoscopy

SOBT stool occult blood test

DRE digital rectal examination

% percentage