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Health Encyclopedia: Colon And Rectal Cancers Diagnosis
- Colon and Rectal Cancers - Diagnosis
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Diagnosis
Colon and rectal cancers are diagnosed using the screening tests discussed below. These tests can detect precancerous polyps and colorectal cancers at stages early enough for complete removal and cure.
Unfortunately, only 30 - 40% of adults over 50 years old (mostly in the upper socioeconomic group) have regular screening tests that could detect a cancer early enough for curative treatment. A survey reported that many people are not screened because they are too embarrassed. Those who ha...
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Expert & Community Posts
Anxiety, anyone? Ways to Soothe Yourself
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...music upon medical patients. For example, a study of colonoscopy patients as reported by the NIH... Read more »
Q&A: Do I Need Another Endoscopy?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...upper GI endoscopy, and if no explanation is found, a colonoscopy as well, as bleeding from the... Read more »
Testing for Lung Disease: Screening Options and Next Steps
By Jane M. Martin , Health ExpertI had my first colonoscopy last week. How was it? Well, pretty much just like they say, meaning... Read more »
Milk does the body good: The beneficial effects of vitamin D for those with colon cancer
By Amy Thomas , Health Expert...intake of vitamin D, you should get your screening colonoscopy every 10 years starting at age... Read more »
Why Preventative Screenings Are So Important
By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert...schedule regular health screenings, is that I try to remember the following: According to the... Read more »
Health Guide
Managing Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at College
...gastroenterologist you will be able to be accommodated. Find the doctors with IBD expertise near your college. Remember to get regular checkups, lab work, and colonoscopies as needed - either... Read more »Colon and Rectal Cancers: Follow-up Testing
...for the fourth and fifth years, and at the doctors and patients discretion during subsequent years.ColonoscopyPatients should have a colonoscopy 3 years after surgery. If the findings are normal,... Read more »Ulcerative Colitis: Diagnosis
...organisms, or both.Imaging Procedures Used for DiagnosisEndoscopic Procedures. Flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are endoscopic procedures. They are important in the diagnosis of both... Read more »Crohn's Disease: Diagnosis
...organisms, or both.Procedures Used for DiagnosisStandard Endoscopic Procedures. Flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are procedures that involve snaking a fiberoptic tube called an endoscope... Read more »Ulcerative Colitis: Highlights
...longer a patient has UC, and the more severe the condition, the greater the risk for cancer.Regular colonoscopy exams, and some types of anti-inflammatory drugs, may help reduce cancer... Read more »Images
Related News
Colonoscopy: Not Just for Colon Cancer
May 05, 2008SAN FRANCISCO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Virtual colonoscopy is being hailed as a life-saving diagnostic tool. In fact, a new study shows it's... Read summary »
Colon Cancer Blood Test
September 07, 2007NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- When caught early, patients have close to a 100 percent chance of surviving colon cancer. The only... Read summary »
More Colorectal Cancer Screening Needed
September 10, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- According to the American Cancer Society, about 153,000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer each year, which includes... Read summary »
Virtual Colonoscopy Screens Two Diseases
December 08, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There may be a way to screen for both colorectal cancer and osteoporosis at the same time. A new study from the University of... Read summary »
High-Tech Training for Surgeons
August 23, 2006LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- In the old days, surgeons learned how to perform operations by practicing on animals or even real patients.... Read summary »
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