Attitude to Secondary Prevention and Concerns about Colonoscopy Are Independent Predictors of Acceptance of Screening Colonoscopy [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Colonoscopy in combination with endoscopic polypectomy has been shown to be an efficient measure for reducing colorectal cancer incidence.
Bühner, Markus +3 more
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CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 1972 Colonoscopy is an accepted technique for investigation of the colon. No portion of the large bowel is inaccessible to the diagnostic and therapeutic approach by flexible colonoscopy. The technical aspects of instrumentation have yielded to progress, with a small television chip currently incorporated into the tip of endoscopes transmitting an excellent
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The Lancet, 2002 Computerized tomographic colonography (CT colonography) is a new, non-invasive technique that has been developed over the last few years; it looks at the large bowel in detail. In this chapter we look at how the examination is performed and we consider how the images are displayed.
Clare S, Smith, Helen M, Fenlon
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Using a hypothetical scenario to assess public preferences for colorectal surveillance following screening-detected, intermediate-risk adenomas: annual home-based stool test vs. triennial colonoscopy [PDF]
, 2016 Background To assess public preferences for colorectal cancer (CRC) surveillance tests for intermediate-risk adenomas, using a hypothetical scenario. Methods Adults aged 45–54 years without CRC were identified from three General Practices in England (two
Atkin, W +7 more
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Colonoscopy resource availability and colonoscopy utilization in Ontario, Canada
International Journal of Population Data Science, 2017 Objective Evidence of long wait times for colonoscopy and regional variations in colonoscopy utilization have raised concerns that the availability of colonoscopy resources may be insufficient to meet current needs.
Colleen Webber +4 more
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Quality of colonoscopy in an organised colorectal cancer screening programme with immunochemical faecal occult blood test. The EQuIPE study (Evaluating Quality Indicators of the Performance of Endoscopy) [PDF]
, 2014 OBJECTIVES: To assess variation in the main colonoscopy quality indicators in organised colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programmes based on faecal immunochemical test (FIT).
Alessandra Barca +15 more
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The current capacity and quality of colonoscopy in Korea [PDF]
Intestinal Research, 2019 Background/Aims Little is known for the capacity and quality of colonoscopy, and adherence to colonoscopy surveillance guidelines in Korea. This study aimed to investigate the present and potential colonoscopic capacity, colonoscopic quality, and ...
Jae Ho Choi +5 more
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Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, 2021 Background: Current guidelines recommend that patients who have undergone curative-intent resection for colorectal cancer (CRC) should undergo colonoscopy one year following their surgery or at six months post-operatively if a pre-operative colonoscopy ...
Kyle Stephens, Bridget N. Fahy
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PLoS ONE, 2020 BACKGROUND:Colonoscopy is a valuable screening tool for colorectal cancer. However, patients experience anxiety when faced with attending a first colonoscopy, and negative attitudes may contribute to non-attendance.
Bharat Amlani +2 more
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Optimizing patient risk stratification for colonoscopy screening and surveillance of colorectal cancer: The role for linked data [PDF]
, 2017 No abstract available for this ...
Cameron Platell +9 more
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