BACKGROUND This study concerns uptake and results of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening of government servant as part of the Health Screening Program that was conducted in Brunei Darussalam in 2009. MATERIALS AND METHODS Government servants above the age of 40 or with family history of CRC were screened with a single fecal occult blood test (FIT, immunohistochemistry). Among 11,576 eligible su...

Citation: Preen DB, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Ee HC, Platell C, Cenin DR, Troeung L, Bulsara M and O’Leary P (2017) Optimizing Patient Risk Stratification for Colonoscopy Screening and Surveillance of Colorectal Cancer: The Role for Linked Data. Front. Public Health 5:234. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00234 Optimizing patient Risk Stratification for Colonoscopy Screening and Surveillance of Colorectal Ca...

We have developed a virtual colonoscopy system aiming toward mass screening for polyps through the entire colon. This work reviews the key technical components of the system.

BACKGROUND/AIMS Uninsured individuals have lower rates of screening colonoscopy (SC), and little is known regarding the pathology results obtained when they undergo colonoscopies. Since 2004, we have participated in a program that offers SC to uninsured New Yorkers; herein, we report our findings. METHODS Uninsured, average-risk patients who were at least 50 years of age underwent SC at our i...

OBJECTIVES We examined the utility of January 2004 to April 2014 Google Trends data from information searches for cancer screenings and preparations as a complement to population screening data, which are traditionally estimated through costly population-level surveys. SETTING State-level data across the USA. PARTICIPANTS Persons who searched for terms related to cancer screening using Goog...

Colonoscopy is widely used for the diagnosis and treatlesions that are endoscopically subtle or difficult to rement of colon disorders. Properly performed, colonoscopy is generally safe, accurate, and well-tolerated. Visualization of the mucosa of the entire large intestine and distal terminal ileum usually is possible during colonoscopy. Polyps can be removed during colonoscopy, thereby reduci...