© 2004 by Oxford University Press
© 2004 Oxford University Press
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Last Decade Brought New Guidelines, Detection Methods for Colon Cancer Screening
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When scientists met at the International Workshop on Colorectal Cancer Screening in 1994, widespread screening was still under discussion, regular colonoscopy was just being considered as an option for screening, and virtual colonoscopy was given one of its first public demonstrations.
Ten years later, there are now firm screening recommendations, and about
half of eligible people get screened. But the options appear to be in
transition and newer technologies, including virtual