Rooting out a major killer

Rooting out a major killer

IT ISN'T EASY GETTING AMERICa.ANS TO heed the best ad-ice around for preventing colon cancer: only 30 percent of those older than 50 undergo the recommended annual sigmoidoscopy, in which a thin tube containing fiber optics snakes partway up the colon and looks for precancerous polyps. Those to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Newsweek 2000-07, Vol.136 (5), p.59
1. Verfasser: Rainey, Susan
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Colon
Colonoscopy
Colorectal cancer
Medical diagnosis
Medical procedures
Polyps
Testing
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Zusammenfassung:IT ISN'T EASY GETTING AMERICa.ANS TO heed the best ad-ice around for preventing colon cancer: only 30 percent of those older than 50 undergo the recommended annual sigmoidoscopy, in which a thin tube containing fiber optics snakes partway up the colon and looks for precancerous polyps. Those too squeamish to schedule the test will have even more trouble complying with the latest advice.
ISSN:0028-9604
1069-840X