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2. Virtual colonoscopy - Wikipedia

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   Virtual colonoscopy (VC, also called CT colonography or CT pneumocolon) is the use of CT scanning or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to produce two- and three-dimensional images of the colon (large intestine), from the lowest part, the rectum, to the lower end of the small intestine, and to display the images on an electronic display device.

3. What you need to know about colon-cancer symptoms, diagnosis ...

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   Bowel cancer is diagnosed with a variety of tests, including stool tests, colonoscopies, X-rays, or CT scans of the bowels. A regular physical exam can help identify any abnormalities and detect ...

4. Lower gastrointestinal series - Wikipedia

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   CT scans and ultrasounds are now the tests of choice for the initial evaluation of abdominal masses, and colonoscopies are becoming the standard for routine colon screening for those over age 50 or with a familial history of polyps or colon cancer, although it is not uncommon for a barium enema to be done after a colonoscopy for further evaluation.

5. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis - Wikipedia

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   A CT scan image showing a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. CT Scan of 11 cm Wilms' tumor of right kidney in 13-month-old patient. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis is an application of computed tomography (CT) and is a sensitive method for diagnosis of abdominal diseases. It is used frequently to determine stage of cancer and to ...

6. Dad, 36, rushed to the bathroom a dozen times a day. It was ...

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   Thomas Packard was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer after rectal bleeding, using the bathroom a dozen times a day. He had six months to live. Doctors used HAI to treat him.

7. 5 cancer types where screenings save the most lives - AOL

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   Early detection is widely seen as key to cancer survival, which is why screenings and prevention are so widely recommended. ... For colon cancer, colonoscopy combines screening with treatment ...

8. Colorectal cancer - Wikipedia

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   Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). [5] Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool , a change in bowel movements , weight loss, abdominal pain and fatigue. [ 9 ]

9. 43-year-old fitness influencer ignored her GI symptoms for a ...

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   When her doctor discovered she had a low iron count he ordered a CT scan, which showed a mass. A colonoscopy and biopsy confirmed it was cancer, which had already spread to a lymph node, making it ...