tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255776707298393367.post4800532282503923058..comments2023-10-09T06:23:42.682-07:00Comments on Saving Money and Surviving the Healthcare Crisis: Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines - Colonoscopy Better Than Sigmoidoscopy? The Truth and the MythDavis Liu, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320315964654209559noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255776707298393367.post-15062311379305176942012-03-05T12:46:45.595-08:002012-03-05T12:46:45.595-08:00Good points but most are no longer valid. Data in...Good points but most are no longer valid. Data in NEJM this month finally validates a 53% reduction in death from colon cancer. Patients are no longer required to drink a gallon (4 liters) of laxative: only 1 liter at night and 1 liter in the AM of something like gatorade that no longer tastes bad. Last, your quoted perforation rate and bleeding rate is quite high. It depends on whether large polyps are removed, but likely ranges 1/3000 to 1/5000. Compare that to the average risk of colon cancer at 1/17 for some perspective. Perhaps time to update the post?The PIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14981260709063383472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255776707298393367.post-30414842409938572042011-03-31T02:29:28.415-07:002011-03-31T02:29:28.415-07:00Thank you for your valuable post.
We have decid...Thank you for your valuable post. <br /><br />We have decided to share it with our global physician audience at PhysicianNexus.com: http://physiciannexus.com/forum/topics/colon-cancer-screening<br /><br />Best Regards!<br /><br />Ruby<br />---------------------------------<br />www.PhysicianNexus.com <br />Physicians Comparing Treatments WorldwideRuby Osoriohttp://www.PhysicianNexus.comnoreply@blogger.com