Colorectal cancer
Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer
Review and update of Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer
Cancer Council Australia was contracted by the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care (the Department) to review and update two chapters of the 2017 Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer, namely the chapters titled: Population screening for colorectal cancer, and Risk and screening based on family history. The process to update the chapters is now complete and the full chapter text can be accessed from the links below:
For any questions, please contact amanda.mcatamney@cancer.org.au.
Population screening for colorectal cancer
Risk and screening based on family history
2017 Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer
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These guidelines are intended for health professionals caring for people with colorectal cancer. They may also be of interest to policy makers and people with training in medicine or other health sciences. They are not intended as health information for the general public.