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Study calls virtual colonoscopy most cost-effective colon cancer screening test
04-23-2007 · EurekAlert!A new study says targeting smaller lesions does little to significantly reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer and, in fact, results in extremely high financial costs and a large proportion of adverse events.
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