Guidelines for Colon Cancer Testing at PAMF

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Guidelines for Colon Cancer Testing at PAMF

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Colon cancer testing -- Digital rectal exam, Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT), flexible sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopy

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Tags: Digestion, Rectum, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lab Test

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Fecal Occult Blood Tests Can Do More Harm Than Good in the Elderly - Journal Watch Gastroenterology

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Medical News: Colon Cancer Screening Practices Get Low Marks - in Hematology/Oncology, Colon Cancer from MedPage Today

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Now is Ideal Time to Consider Colon Cancer Screening

pamf.org — “March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and PAMF encourages patients to talk to their doctors about scheduling a colonoscopy " one of the most effective preventive tests in medicine.View full resource at pamf.org

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Now is the ideal time to consider #colon cancer screening. Learn about colon cancer & what happens during a colonoscopy http://ow.ly/1diO2

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CDC - Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

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