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Colorectal cancer diagnosis

used in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer (e.g. colonoscopy, abdominal ultrasound, abdominal CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging and...

Board of Colorectal Cancer Screening

process, guarantees adherence to standards by colonoscopy screening centres, ensures the evaluation of screening programme via the...

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of accredited centres performing screening colonoscopy in the Czech Republic, please check our list or interactive map of those...

Publications

from polyp detection rate varies according to colonoscopy indication and patient sex. European Journal of Cancer Prevention 2019; 29(4):...

Screening process

are available: repeated FOBT, screening colonoscopy as an alternative screening option. 1. FOBT In case of a negative test...

Colorectal cancer screening

blood test (abbreviated as FOBT) and screening colonoscopy. However, there are significant differences between these two procedures...


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Colorectal cancer screening

and is very easy to use. Have a screening colonoscopy, which is sufficiently reliable to be performed in ten-year...

Personalised invitations of Czech citizens to cancer screening programmes

occult blood test every two years OR screening colonoscopy every ten years Cervical Cancer Screening...

Serum marker offer alternative for colorectal cancer detection

who test positive referred to a specialist for colonoscopy. But the difficulty of such approaches is that patient compliance with stool...

Exercise cuts risk of polyps that can develop into colon cancer

is detected and removed during sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. Kate Wolin and colleagues, from Washington University School of Medicine...

Colonoscopy prevents deaths from colon cancer

Colonoscopy prevents deaths from colon... a new study has shown that removing polyps by colonoscopy not only prevents colorectal cancer from developing, but also prevents deaths... support continued recommendations of screening colonoscopy in people age 50 and older,” says Memorial Sloan-Kettering biostatistician Ann ... colonoscopy, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, mortality rates, adenomatous...

Noninvasive stool test for colorectal cancer unaffected by medications, lifestyle factors and other variables

use in 500 patients undergoing screening colonoscopy or polyp follow-up. Patients had a normal colonoscopy in the last three...

Increased use of colonoscopy screening could explain decrease in colorectal cancer rates

use of colonoscopy screening could explain decrease in colorectal cancer... of colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening could explain a significant decrease in the... credit: depositphotos.com Although colonoscopy is now the most common colorectal cancer screening method, there has been... colonoscopy, colorectal cancer screening, colorectal...

Bowel cancer 'chemo swap' shrinks tumours, making surgery safer and easier

haemorrhoids and later being referred for a colonoscopy. He was told by his doctors that he had probably had the cancer for about...

CT scans are the best alternative to colonoscopy to investigate bowel cancer symptoms

scans are the best alternative to colonoscopy to investigate bowel cancer... less invasive test, sometimes called a ‘virtual colonoscopy’, is more effective than the traditional X-ray test of barium enema and should ... 1,600 patients were given either a CTC or a colonoscopy. Previous studies have shown that these two tests have similar sensitivity for... barium enema, CT colonography (CTC), virtual colonoscopy, bowel...

The Czech Republic ranks among developed countries in cancer prevention

blood test (FOBT) and the primary screening colonoscopy. According to expert estimates, the coverage of the target population in 2014... cancer screening, screening colonoscopy, faecal occult blood test...

Focus screening efforts to ‘save thousands of lives’ from digestive cancers, say experts

cost effective if combined with a pre-scheduled colonoscopy for CRC. There is currently no screening provision for gastric cancer in any...

CancerSEEK: Generalised screening for multiple cancer types

screening tests for single cancer types (e.g., colonoscopy for colon cancer). Reference Cohen JD, Li L et al. Detection and...

The IARC perspective on colorectal cancer screening

when the test is coupled with follow-up colonoscopy for those testing positive, reduces colorectal cancer mortality. The reduction... cancer screening, endoscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, guaiac faecal occult blood test (gFOBT), faecal immunochemical...

Obesity linked to increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer

since 1980, largely owing to recommended colonoscopy screening starting at age 50. For reasons that remain unknown, new cases of,...

A gut feeling: microbiome changes may mean early detection of colorectal cancer

from a little over 600 patients who underwent colonoscopy to assess the characteristics of their gut microbiota and how they relate to...