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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. 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] Most colorectal cancers are due to lifestyle ...

4. Lower gastrointestinal series - Wikipedia

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   A lower gastrointestinal series is a medical procedure used to examine and diagnose problems with the human colon of the large intestine. Radiographs ( X-ray pictures) are taken while barium sulfate, a radiocontrast agent, fills the colon via an enema through the rectum . The term barium enema usually refers to a lower gastrointestinal series ...

5. A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study ...

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   In the study, the test caught 83% of the cancers but very few of the precancerous growths found by colonoscopy, the gold standard for colon cancer screening. Besides spotting tumors, colonoscopies ...

6. Cancer screening - Wikipedia

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   Cancer screening. A person preparing for breast cancer screening by mammography. Purpose. detection of cancer prior to onset of symptoms (via several tests/imaging) The objective of cancer screening is to detect cancer before symptoms appear, involving various methods such as blood tests, urine tests, DNA tests, and medical imaging. [ 1 ][ 2 ...

7. 70 Innocent Symptoms That Led To Alarming Medical Diagnoses - AOL

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   When I woke up from the colonoscopy they have me the bad news; colon cancer. They took me straight to have a CT scan and after that they have me the really bad news; stage 4B colon cancer, only ...