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Colonoscopy
There are 4 basic tests for colon cancer: a stool test (to check for blood; sigmoidoscopy (inspection of the lower colon; colonoscopy (inspection of the entire colon; and double contrast barium enema. All 4 are effective in catching cancers in the...
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January 28, 2009
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; George F Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
