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Study shows unsedated colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening well accepted by patients

Researchers from Taiwan report in a new study that unsedated colonoscopy for primary colorectal cancer screening is well accepted in a majority of patients. Sedation is typically used for colonoscopy to make the patient feel ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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US cancer deaths down but far too few Americans screened for colon cancer

New data revealing decreasing trends in cancer deaths in the United States overall, and in colorectal cancer deaths in particular, highlight the remarkable benefits of colorectal cancer screening tests, but the lifesaving ...

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created Feb 20, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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