Deaconess Hospital

Screening strategies for colorectal cancer: adjusting for individual risk factors

INTRODUCTION: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common cause of cancer-related mortality. While overall incidence has declined, certain populations - particularly younger patients - have experienced a rise. This suggests a more complex risk profile than the dichotomous average vs high...

The Role of Assignment in Defining and Identifying Causal Effects in Randomized Trials

In randomized trials, the per-protocol effect is defined as the effect of being assigned a treatment strategy and receiving treatment according to the assigned strategy; therefore, it encompasses the effect of the treatment strategy and any effect of assignment that does not oper...