Recent meta-analyses in colorectal cancer

Meta-analyses play an important role in the current emergence of evidence-b ased medicine. This paper reviews the meta-analyses reported in the past 3 years in colorectal cancer, from a clinical as well as a statistical perspe ctive. The usefulness of meta-analyses in our understanding and management of colorectal cancer is highlighted for screening, risk of colorectal cance r occurrence, outcome of colorectal cancer, adjuvant treatment, follow-up, and treatment of advanced disease. Curr Opin Oncol 2000, 12:362-367 (C) 200 0 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.