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CT Colonography Effective in Older Adults

Date: 1/28/2010
Source: C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition » Research & Treatment News

Written by Kate Murphy.

CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) found more than twice the rate of large polyps or cancer in patients 65 and older compared to everyone being screened for colorectal cancer using the radiology-based test.
About one in six older patients was referred for an optical colonoscopy based on findings from the scans.
There were no major [...]

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