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Colorectal Cancer

Diagnosis, Imaging, and Screening

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Diagnostic Accuracy of Computed Tomographic Colonography for the Detection of Advanced Neoplasia in Individuals at Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer (JAMA 2009)

Early Morning Colon Cancer Tests Work Best

Lifestyle Changes Could Prevent More Colorectal Cancer Than Screening “Researchers from the United Kingdom predict that "realistic" lifestyle modifications involving diet and exercise would lead to a 26% reduction in the number of cases of colorectal cancer in the British population. This would be expected to produce at least an equivalent decrease in the number of deaths, they add. "This is considerably greater than what is likely to be achieved by the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program," they note. They previously estimated that this project, which involves 2 yearly screenings with fecal occult blood testing, would reduce colorectal cancer mortality in those screened by 13% to 15% over the next 20 years (J Med Screen. 2008:15:163-174). An added bonus from the lifestyle-modification approach is that it would also prevent deaths from other causes, including cancers of the breast and upper gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes, the researchers add.”

Study Questions Lymph Node Harvesting in Colorectal Cancer

Too Early To Say If Screening Cuts Colon Cancer Deaths, Say Researchers

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How Much Does Colonoscopy Reduce Colon Cancer Mortality?

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Capsule Endoscopy versus Colonoscopy for the Detection of Polyps and Cancer (NEJM 2009) “Conclusions The use of capsule endoscopy of the colon allows visualization of the colonic mucosa in most patients, but its sensitivity for detecting colonic lesions is low as compared with the use of optical colonoscopy.”

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