• Lifestyle as a predictor for colonic neoplasia in asymptomatic individuals 

      Larsen, Inger Kristin; Grotmol, Tom; Almendingen, Kari; Hoff, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006-01-13)
      BACKGROUND: Lifestyle is a well-established risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC) and is also found to be associated with occurrence of adenomas. In the present study we evaluated risk factors for both low-risk adenomas ...
    • Use of a disposable sheath system for flexible sigmoidoscopy in decentralized colorectal cancer screening 

      Bretthauer, Michael; Hoff, Geir; Thiis-Evensen, Espen; Grotmol, Tom; Larsen, Inger Kristin; Kjellevold, Øystein; Skovlund, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2002)
      Background and Study Aims: To prevent transmission of infectious agents and to reduce instrument reprocessing time, the use of disposable sheath systems instead of conventionally reprocessed endoscopes has been promoted ...