Aug 5, 2022
9:44:04am
9:44:04am
Prove it. FIT in patients that are low risk is equal to colonoscopy, meaning polyps stay with the patient and they don't
Die.
Colonoscopy absolutely reduces cancer death, no doubt about it. The test itself isn't magical with genetics. Even the removal of a polyp that prevents it from becoming cancerous is debatable. Colonoscopy is a screening test.
Funny you bring up pap smears. 10 years from now pap testing is going to be very different and will likely be recommended in non-immunized patients. We already see this in patients that can go 3-5 years without a pap if they hpv is negative. Pap is a screening test.
Prevention...HPV vaccine. Cholesterol medications. BP medicines. Those are prevention.
Nomenclature matters.
Colonoscopy absolutely reduces cancer death, no doubt about it. The test itself isn't magical with genetics. Even the removal of a polyp that prevents it from becoming cancerous is debatable. Colonoscopy is a screening test.
Funny you bring up pap smears. 10 years from now pap testing is going to be very different and will likely be recommended in non-immunized patients. We already see this in patients that can go 3-5 years without a pap if they hpv is negative. Pap is a screening test.
Prevention...HPV vaccine. Cholesterol medications. BP medicines. Those are prevention.
Nomenclature matters.
- Previous username
- 1viking1
- New username
- Uno Doctoro
- Bio page
- doctorcoug
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2007
- Last login
- Oct 6, 2023
- Total posts
- 0 (0 FO)
Messages
Time
Preventable conditions you hope you will never get? One that has a simple prevention technique...For me, it is obvious.
8/4/22 1:27pm
8/4/22 1:42pm
Getting a colonoscopy “every few years” is not recommended for the vast majority of people and would do more harm than
8/4/22 2:45pm
8/4/22 4:11pm
8/4/22 4:20pm
8/4/22 4:21pm
8/4/22 4:10pm
8/4/22 5:11pm
Um, colonoscopy doesn't prevent cancer. The bowel prep and camera doesn't alter the genetics. An argument can be made
8/5/22 12:13am
8/5/22 11:09am
8/4/22 2:36pm
8/4/22 1:47pm
8/4/22 2:00pm
8/4/22 1:39pm
8/4/22 1:45pm