Colonoscopy
There are 4 basic tests for colon cancer: a stool test (to check for blood); sigmoidoscopy (inspection of the lower colon; colonoscopy (inspection of the entire colon); and double contrast barium enema. All 4 are effective in catching cancers in the early stages, when treatment is most beneficial.
Review Date: 01/28/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; George F Longstreth, MD, Department of
Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program San Diego,
California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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