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NEWS ROUNDUP: Scott Gottlieb More frequent screening would improve detection of colon cancer BMJ 2003; 327: 70-d [Full text]

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Colon and Prostatic Ca screening

peter lener   (11 July 2003)

Colon and Prostatic Ca screening 11 July 2003
peter lener, none Bronx, NY 10467 Send response to journal: Re: Colon and Prostatic Ca screening	Recently there has been a rash of screening for prostatic Ca using PSA levels coupled with a digital exam. There where probably thousands of exams done--I have been unable to find where this information is. This included contacting the National Cancer Institute and the American Urological Society. My concern was to incorporate a fetal occult blood (FOB) test (Guaiac), as a sample was readily available. This was an ideal oppurtunity to screen for Colon Ca and it was lost. Competing interests:   None declared