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The absence of liver involvement in patients with colorectal malignancies should not preclude a search for lung metastases, according to a review of 754 patients at a single institution.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 53406 [Title] => Cancer of the colon [Summary] =>

Large bowel cancers are much more common and chiefly affect the distal large bowel, particularly the rectum and sigmoid colon. Characteristically they occur as fleshy,..

[DatePublished] => 2008-04-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1285088 [AuthorName] => Dr. Tranquilino Elicaño Jr. [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 326151 [Title] => Men above 40 urged to undergo colon tests [Summary] => The Philippine Cancer Society (PCS) yesterday urged all men above 40 years old to undergo Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) annually to prevent rectal and colon cancer.

PCS executive director Quintin Tan said the test is important to detect cancer since people in this age bracket are usually prone to developing colon and rectal cancer.

Tan added that upon reaching the age 50, both men and women are advised to undergo the Fecal Occult Blood Test annually because such cancer types tend to rise in that age group.
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Large bowel cancers are much more common and chiefly affect the distal large bowel, particularly the rectum and sigmoid colon. Characteristically they occur as fleshy,..

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PCS executive director Quintin Tan said the test is important to detect cancer since people in this age bracket are usually prone to developing colon and rectal cancer.

Tan added that upon reaching the age 50, both men and women are advised to undergo the Fecal Occult Blood Test annually because such cancer types tend to rise in that age group.
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