Colon cancer screening - Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States (ACS, 2017). Current colorectal cancer screening options include fecal occult blood testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy, air-contrast barium enema, fibe...
Screening is the process of looking for cancer in patients that have no symptoms. Several tests are available to screen for colorectal cancer. These tests can be divided into stool-based tests and visual exams. Any abnormal test result should be followed up with a colonoscopy. If cancer of th...
Stepwise progression of colorectal neoplasia: progression of neoplasia in sporadic colorectal cancer and in inflammatory bowel disease-associated colitis. In the sporadic colorectal cancer pathway, adenomas characterized in the early stages by low-grade epithelial dysplasia precede the development of high-...
Colonoscopy is the most used technique and a gold standard in colon cancer screening. It is also the technique of choice for the early diagnosis and prevention of colon cancer. The purpose of a colonoscopy is to find and remove colon polyps that are the precursors of colon cancers. The shape...
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New blood tests for colorectal cancer screening may seem like an appealing alternative to a standard colonoscopy. Unlike the traditional procedure, which requires bowel preparation and can be invasive, these tests need only a simple blood draw. But are they as effective?
Precision medicine, together with precision prevention, has certainly facilitated/improved cancer prevention whether you realize it or not, particularly in early detection. Colonoscopy screening is a good example. Let me highlight the steps: First, there is a guideline to identify people at a risk...
The second leading cause of cancer death in North America, its prognosis can be excellent with early diagnosis and treatment [14–17]. Colon cancer screening and investigative technologies as well as surgical and systemic treatments that matter in terms of survival have proliferated in Canada [18...
Robotic-assisted colon resection surgery can be performed using da Vinci technology. The da Vinci system is a tool used for minimally invasive surgery, but it does not treat cancer. The da Vinci system makes it possible to perform surgery through a few small incisions about the size of your...
Right-sided colon cancer more often represents a surgical emergency despite CRC screening programs, due to its nonspecific and gradual symptoms (e.g., asthenia, anorexia, dyspnea, nausea, or vomiting) and the tendency to affect older patients [2]; in addition, for anatomical reasons (greater di...