Table 5 Excluded reviews
Review | Year | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|---|
Blood CEA levels for detecting recurrent colorectal cancer | 2015 | Non-interventional |
Chinese medical herbs for chemotherapy side effects in colorectal cancer patients | 2005 | Herbal |
Chromoscopy versus conventional endoscopy for the detection of polyps in the colon and rectum | 2016 | Non-interventional |
Concomitant hyperthermia and radiation therapy for treating locally advanced rectal cancer | 2009 | Radiotherapy |
Dietary calcium supplementation for preventing colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps | 2008 | Dietary |
Dietary fiber for the prevention of recurrent colorectal adenomas and carcinomas | 2017 | Dietary |
Dietary flavonoid for preventing colorectal neoplasms | 2012 | Dietary |
Flexible sigmoidoscopy versus fecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer screening in asymptomatic individuals | 2013 | Non-interventional |
Follow-up strategies for patients treated for non-metastatic colorectal cancer | 2007 | Non-interventional |
Herbal medicines for advanced colorectal cancer | 2012 | Herbal |
Narrow band imaging versus conventional white light colonoscopy for the detection of colorectal polyps | 2012 | Non-interventional |
Oral traditional Chinese medication for adhesive small bowel obstruction | 2012 | Herbal |
Perioperative blood transfusions and recurrence of colorectal cancer | 2012 | Blood transfusion |
Pre-operative radiotherapy and curative surgery for the management of localized rectal carcinoma | 2007 | Radiotherapy |
Preoperative chemoradiation versus radiation alone for stage II and III resectable rectal cancer | 2013 | Radiotherapy |
Radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of liver metastases from colorectal cancer | 2012 | Radiotherapy |
Screening for colorectal cancer using the fecal occult blood test, Hemoccult | 2007 | Non-interventional |
Selective internal radiation therapy for liver metastases from colorectal cancer | 2009 | Radiotherapy |
Virtual reality simulation training for health professions trainees in gastrointestinal endoscopy | 2012 | Non-interventional |
Workload and surgeon’s specialty for outcome after colorectal cancer surgery | 2012 | Non-interventional |
Traditional Chinese Medicine herbs for stopping bleeding from hemorrhoids | 2010 | Herbal |
Transparent cap colonoscopy versus standard colonoscopy to improve caecal intubation | 2012 | Non-interventional |