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Sunday House Call #642, February 18, 2018: Systematic review gives straight dope on medical use of cannabis. Let the Backfire-Effect-Games begin.
Sunday House Call #642, February 18, 2018: Systematic review gives straight dope on medical use of cannabis. Let the Backfire Effect games begin. Topics today include: A systematic review published in this week’s Canadian Family Physician and reported here evaluated the medical conditions for its use. My weekly editorial reviews this new information. Your calls…
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The importance of colorectal cancer screening
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 10, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Max Keeping’s next battle: Former CTV anchor faces surgery for colorectal cancer
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Colonoscopy meta-analysis study demonstrates life-saving results
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 27, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Colonoscopy meta-analysis study demonstrates life-saving results Reference: Colonoscopic Polypectomy and Long-Term Prevention of Colorectal-Cancer Deaths
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Colonoscopy screening guidelines may change favouring testing in men at earlier age compared to women
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 29, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Men Should Be Tested for Colon Cancer at Younger Age Than Women Reference: Sex-Specific Prevalence of Adenomas, Advanced Adenomas, and Colorectal Cancer in Individuals Undergoing Screening Colonoscopy
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Detection of cancer by colonoscopy is operator and patient-dependent
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 7 , 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Colonoscopy may miss more than 7 percent of cancers Reference: Rate and Predictors of Early/Missed Colorectal Cancers After Colonoscopy in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study
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Colonoscopy limitations for right-sided colon cancer
Original broadcast date: January 18, 2009 Colorectal Cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in North America. Screening is essential to catch the disease in its early stages. From a clinical standpoint colonoscopy is considered to be the gold standard for evaluation of the colon. There is a caveat introduced into this interpretation.…
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Fighting Back Against the "Silent Disease"
Cancer of the colon and rectum, a leading cause of death in western society, is not as freely discussed as other more visible cancers. It usually spreads to the lung and liver, causing tremendous suffering and pain.