Systemic Therapy for Colon Cancer

Feb 26, 2017 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Systemic Therapy for Colon Cancer

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common and frequently fatal disease in North America. A multidisciplinary approach to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of this disease is essential. There have been…

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Colonoscopic Polypectomy

Feb 26, 2017 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Colonoscopic Polypectomy

Colonoscopic polypectomy is the most effective visceral cancer prevention tool in clinical medicine. In general, risks associated with the technique of polyp removal should match the likelihood that the polyp…

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Reducing the Incidence and Mortality of Colon Cancer: Mass Screening and Colonoscopic Polypectomy

Feb 26, 2017 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Reducing the Incidence and Mortality of Colon Cancer: Mass Screening and Colonoscopic Polypectomy

Most colon cancers arise from conventional adenomatous polyps (conventional adenoma-to-carcinoma sequence), while some colon cancers appear to arise from the recently recognized serrated adenomatous polyp (serrated adenoma-to-carcinoma theory). Because conventional…

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Screening for Colorectal Cancer

Feb 26, 2017 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Screening for Colorectal Cancer

Although there are several methods available for colon cancer screening, none is optimal. This article reviews methods for screening, including fecal occult blood tests, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, CT colonography, capsule…

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Implementation of Colonoscopy for Mass Screening for Colon Cancer and Colonic Polyps: Efficiency with High Quality of Care

Feb 26, 2017 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Implementation of Colonoscopy for Mass Screening for Colon Cancer and Colonic Polyps: Efficiency with High Quality of Care

As awareness of colon cancer by the public continues to increase, screening colonoscopy procedures will proportionately increase. There is much written on the design of new ambulatory gastroenterology clinics, but…

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