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16226688

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-17
pubmed:abstractText
CRC is a preventable disease through early detection, yet screening rates remain low and mortality rates remain high. The discomfort associated with the preparation and performance of some of the currently available screening modalities and the lack of public awareness about CRC and screening procedures likely account for low rates of screening. CT colonography and stool DNA testing are new promising screening technologies that are less invasive, accurate, and suitable for the public more than the current screening procedures. Before both tests can be promoted for population-based screening programs, several issues that have been detailed in this article must be addressed further, including technical improvements for improving accuracy, development of virtual preparation, test availability, patient and provider acceptability and cost-effectiveness for CTC, and identifying the optimal combination of molecular targets for stool DNA testing. The year 2005 will tell us if the ideal technology from the public health point of view was achieved. A skill-independent, anesthesia-free, self-propelling, self-navigating miniaturized endoscopic device that may move along the entire length of the colon may change the natural history of CRC. We should aim to achieve a new definition of CRC--a rare disease occurring in a subset of the population who has not been screened for the disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1055-3207
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
723-46
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Emerging technologies in colorectal cancer screening.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gastroenterology, Integrated Cancer Prevention Center, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 64239, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review