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Dear Editor
We read with interest the debate on population based endoscopic screening for colorectal cancer.[1] Whilst we agree that the case for population screening is compelling, we believe that Macafee and Scholefield’s statement that ‘earlier diagnosis is unlikely to occur through increased awareness or patient education alone’ is unnecessarily pessimistic.
We have recently had the opportunity to audit th...
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