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Chances that 4 ct scans (abdominal /pelvic) and sigmoidoscopy to 35 cm spread evenly over 3 yrs all miss sympotomatic colon cancer? narrow stools?
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Very low: UNLESS beyond sigmoid range-- ? colonoscopy? The colon is quite long and visualized by full scope.
Answered 8/15/2015
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