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Colon cancer screenings may not pay off

Even though current guidelines advocate colorectal cancer screenings for those with severe illnesses, they may bring little benefit and may actually pose harm, as per a recent study by Yale School of Medicine scientists reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The study offers a new approach for assessing who is likely to benefit from a screening so that screening recommendations can be tailored more effectively to individual patients……..

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    Colon cancer screenings may not pay off

    Even though current guidelines advocate colorectal cancer screenings for those with severe illnesses, they may bring little benefit and may actually pose harm, as per a recent study by Yale School of Medicine scientists reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The study offers a new approach for assessing who is likely to benefit from a screening so that screening recommendations can be tailored more effectively to individual patients……..

    Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org

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  • A possible biomarker for colon cancer
  • President Bush has five polyps removed from colon
  • Benefits Of Aspirin To Prevent Colon Cancer
  • Earlier colon cancer screening for smokers
  • New radioactive agents for colon cancer work inside cells
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