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There are several choices for colon cancer screening that one can choose from. Flexible sigmoidoscopy, FOBT, a combination between those two, colonoscopy or barium enema are the screening options for colon cancer. As you can imagine, all these options have their advantages and disadvantages. These can differ from a colon patient to another. There are some factors that have to be taken into consideration when a colon cancer patient chooses one of these strategies:
- the preference of the colon cancer patient;
- medical contraindications;
- adherence;
- the resources that are available for testing;
The clinic where the patient goes to do the screening for colon cancer should also talk to people about benefits and also about the risk that the colon cancer patient must face in each of these options that are available to him.
The screening intervals depend from a test to another. For example, if you choose the FOBT test for colon cancer, an annual screening is recommended. It is proved to reduce the rate of mortality. However, this colon cancer screening type unfortunately gives a lot of false- positive results. If colonoscopy is your choice, then this colon cancer screening must be done once in ten years. A shorter period of time, about five years, is recommended in barium enema. The reason is that this colon cancer screening option is thought to have a lower sensitivity. However, besides FOBT, all the other colon cancer tests can be done in shorter intervals as well, because studies have revealed that some of these tests can be effective even when done in those shorter intervals.
The age that both men and women should start screening for colon cancer is 50 years, because there is a great incidence of colon cancer above this age. However, if one of your family members is diagnosed with colon cancer, then it would be best for you to start screening even if you have not yet reached 50. There is no certain age when screening for colon cancer must be discontinued. However, in general, screening for colon cancer has been restricted to people that are older than 80 years.
The cost of these colon cancer screening tests also varies from a test to another. Colonoscopy is generally thought to be the most expensive of all these tests, but also the most sensitive. Furthermore, if colonoscopy is your choice, then you should know that this colon cancer screening tests also requires highly trained doctors besides the cost.
For more resource on different colon cancer subjects please click this link http://www.colon-cancer-center.com. You can also find valuable information about colon cancer or even about colon cancer symptoms
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