Colorectal Cancer Screening An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics (Volume 30-3) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine (Volume 30-3))

ISBN 10: 0323733387 / ISBN 13: 9780323733380

Published by Elsevier, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Colorectal Cancer Screening An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics (Volume 30-3) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine (Volume 30-3))
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0323733387
• ISBN 13: 9780323733380
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Together with Consulting Editor, Dr. Charles Lightdale, Dr. Doug Rex has put together an issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics that provides state-of-the-art clinical coverage of colorectal screening. Expert authors from all over the world have contributed clinical reviews that will be a staple for all practicing endoscopists. The articles are devoted to the following topics: What is organized screening and what is its value; Screening decisions in the opportunistic setting;  The National Colorectal Cancer Round Table: Past performance and current and future goals; Proven strategies for increasing screening adherence; Colorectal cancer in persons under age 50: Seeking causes and solutions; Risk stratification strategies: From logistic regression to artificial intelligence;  Cost-effectiveness of current screening tests; Quality in colorectal cancer screening; Screening for the serrated pathway; FIT: The world’s colorectal cancer screening test; Fecal DNA testing: What has it accomplished and where is it headed; Is bowel preparation without complete colon clearing a viable concept: Update on flexible sigmoidoscopy, CTC, and capsule colonoscopy; Evidenced based screening strategies for a positive family history; Aspirational ADR and ideal colonoscopy performance: How long can we go between colonoscopies; and How Artificial Intelligence will impact colonoscopy and colorectal cancer screening. Readers will come away with the clinical knowledge they need to improve outcomes in colon cancer screening and prevention.