Matching articles for "CT colonography"
A Stool DNA Test (Cologuard) for Colorectal Cancer Screening
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • October 13, 2014; (Issue 1453)
The FDA has approved Cologuard (Exact Sciences),
a stool DNA test, to screen average-risk adults ≥50
years old for colorectal...
The FDA has approved Cologuard (Exact Sciences),
a stool DNA test, to screen average-risk adults ≥50
years old for colorectal cancer.
Cancer Screening
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • December 1, 2012; (Issue 124)
Use of screening tests to identify cancers before they cause symptoms can lead to earlier therapy and may
improve outcomes. Screening tests for some common
cancers are reviewed...
Use of screening tests to identify cancers before they cause symptoms can lead to earlier therapy and may
improve outcomes. Screening tests for some common
cancers are reviewed below.
Correction: CT Colonography
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • January 12, 2009; (Issue 1303)
(Med Lett Drugs Ther 2008; 50:94) In Table 1, "Invasive" should be "less" and "more" rather than "no" and "yes" for CT colonography and colonoscopy, respectively. In the conclusion, CT colonography should be...
(Med Lett Drugs Ther 2008; 50:94) In Table 1, "Invasive" should be "less" and "more" rather than "no" and "yes" for CT colonography and colonoscopy, respectively. In the conclusion, CT colonography should be changed to "less invasive" rather than "noninvasive".
Correction: CT Colonography
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • December 15, 2008; (Issue 1301)
(Med Lett Drugs Ther 2008; 50:94) In table 1, "Invasive" should be "less" and "more" rather than "no" and "yes" for CT colonography and colonoscopy,...
(Med Lett Drugs Ther 2008; 50:94) In table 1, "Invasive" should be "less" and "more" rather than "no" and "yes" for CT colonography and colonoscopy, respectively.
CT Colonography (Virtual Colonoscopy) Revisited
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • December 1, 2008; (Issue 1300)
Options in screening for colon cancer include fecal occult blood tests, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, computed tomography (CT) colonography and fecal DNA tests. Since the last Medical Letter article on...
Options in screening for colon cancer include fecal occult blood tests, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, computed tomography (CT) colonography and fecal DNA tests. Since the last Medical Letter article on this subject, more data have become available on colonography.