Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States (1). Physicians and lay persons are becoming increasingly aware that most colorectal cancers and most deaths from colorectal cancer are preventable through screening. Screening is the search for cancer and precancerous polyps (adenomas) in asymptomatic persons. Colorectal cancer has several features that make it ideal for screening. First, it is both common and serious (fatal if not identified early or left untreated). Second, it has a readily identifiable and slow growing precursor lesion, the adenoma, removal of which prevents progression to cancer (2–4). Third, colorectal cancer, once developed, is believed to advance relatively slowly from stages that are readily curable by surgery (Dukes A and B) to stages that are not (Dukes C and D). Fourth, currently recommended prevention tests are widely available.

Research & Reports in Gastroenterology is using online manuscript submission, review and tracking systems of SciTechnol for quality and quick review processing.Authors may submit manuscripts and track their progress through the system, hopefully to publication. Reviewers can download manuscripts and submit their opinions to the editor. Editors can manage the whole submission/review/revise/publish process. Publishers can see what manuscripts are in the pipeline awaiting publication. Email is sent automatically to appropriate parties when significant events occur.

Submit manuscripts at https://www.scholarscentral.org/submissions/research-reports-gastroenterology.html or an e-mail attachment to the Editorial Office at manuscripts@scitechnol.com

Best Regards,
Editorial Manager
Research and Reports in Gastroentrology
Email: gastro@clinicalmedicaljournals.com