TY - BOOK AU - Dalia Ahmed Abouelazm AU - Mohamed Sherif Omar , AU - Nadia Mahmoud Mokhtar , AU - Soheir Abdellatif Eissa , TI - Screening for early detection of colorectal cancer : : Egyptian experience / PY - 2010/// CY - Cairo : PB - Dalia Ahmed Abouelazm , KW - Colorectal cancer KW - Fecal Occult Blood KW - Stool N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - National Cancer Institute - Department of Clinical Pathology; Issued also as CD N2 - Colorectal cancer represents a major public health problem as it ranks third in frequency in men and second in women . However colorectal cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality because it has a better prognosis than more common cancer . Colorectal cancer account for about 11% of new cancer diagnoses . If detected early the five - year survival rate of patients with colorectal cancer is 90% UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -