Summary
More than 470,000 European citizens are diagnosed every year with colorectal cancer (CRC), accounting 12.2% of the total number of cancer deaths. The cumulative risk of CRC in persons aged under 75 is 4.17% in men and 2.3% in women. Screening options are used in EU for the early detection of CRC and the most likely one (after positive faecal test) is the endoscopy. However, the reduced field of vision of the endoscopic camera (
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| Web resources: | https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/794370 |
| Start date: | 01-07-2018 |
| End date: | 19-08-2020 |
| Total budget - Public funding: | 158 121,60 Euro - 158 121,00 Euro |
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More than 470,000 European citizens are diagnosed every year with colorectal cancer (CRC), accounting 12.2% of the total number of cancer deaths. The cumulative risk of CRC in persons aged under 75 is 4.17% in men and 2.3% in women. Screening options are used in EU for the early detection of CRC and the most likely one (after positive faecal test) is the endoscopy. However, the reduced field of vision of the endoscopic camera (Status
CLOSEDCall topic
MSCA-IF-2017Update Date
28-04-2024
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