MONTREAL, May 12, 2021 /CNW/ - The Quebec – Clinical Research Organization in Cancer (Q-CROC) and Colorectal Cancer Canada (CCC) are partnering to endeavour .
Lowering screening age could help spot colon cancer early â and so could talking to your doctor, says advocate
Barry Stein says working with the family doctor â the first direct point of contact in the health-care system â is a better approach than trying to change the national screening age.Â
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In a colonoscopy, a doctor inserts a small camera into a patient s large intestine and checks for possible tumours. Shifting medical resources to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic has made it harder to screen for colorectal and other cancers in Quebec. Experts worry a wave of advanced cases could hit in coming months.(Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters)
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