METHODS: At Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, we enacted an OAC program
in 2014. Patients due for CRC screening or surveillance can arrange a procedure by an …

Targeting lesions< 5 mm found by colonoscopy increases costs and the risk of adverse
events without significantly reducing the incidence of colorectal cancer, investigators report …

Methods We compared the quarterly mean numbers of colonoscopic examinations
performed for 50-79 year olds undergoing colorectal cancer screening in 2003, before …

Purpose: There are limited data on mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC), after a
colonoscopy. The objective of our study was to determine if there is a reduction in CRC …

Background and aims: Colonoscopy has been demonstrated to be effective in reducing
colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality and has been widely used for primary CRC …

Computed tomographic (CT) colonography (or virtual colonoscopy) is a relatively new
procedure used to detect colorectal polyps and cancers by taking a CT scan of the inside of …

Purpose: Studies of CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) for colorectal neoplasia
screening have thus far focused on university hospital settings. The purpose of this ongoing …

Although colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality, only one half of
adults at average risk have been screened. Virtual colonoscopy, which uses computed …