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Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,Click to edit Master title style,Virtual Colonoscopy: Preferred Colorectal Cancer Screening Technique In Average Risk Asymptomatic Adults,By: Katy Carroll,Advisor: David Fahringer,March 8, 2007,PAS 646,1,Why Screen?,Best method for controlling colorectal cancer,70-75% of CRC occurs in asymptomatic individuals,Detect and remove adenomatous polyps, precursor lesions for CRC, and detection of early stage carcinoma,Reduce mortality,2,Barriers to Screening,Race,Lack of health care coverage,Low education levels,Fear of pain,Fear of complications during procedure,Embarrassment of preparation process,Morbidly obese adults,Cost issues,Lost time from work,Lack of access,Sex of endoscopist,3,Risk factors for CRC,Family history of colorectal cancer,Personal history of adenomas or ovarian/uterine cancer,Long standing IBD (8-15 years),Environmental factors (diet and meds),Lifestyle factors (physical inactivity, obesity, and cigarette smoking),4,Incidence & Mortality,Second most common cancer in United States,Second leading cause of cancer related death in the USA,5,Why Discrepancies?,35% of CRCs diagnosed at localized stage in African Americans compared to 39% in Caucasians,Possibly due to hormone and NSAID use,Less utilization of current screening methods,6,Pathophysiology,Current belief is that most CRCs stem from preexisting adenomas,Adenomas that are large and/or have a villous component determine likelihood of containing invasive carcinoma,Polyps are slow growing and must grow for five years before they are clinically significant,Normal colonic mucosa is transformed into benign adenoma, followed by progression to polyp containing cancer, which can become invasive,7,Methods for Screening,Colonoscopy,Flexible sigmoidoscopy,Air contrast barium enema,Fecal occult blood test (FOBT),CT colonoscopy,8,Detection Rates,Colonoscopy: Sensitivity of 88.2 (10mm),Sensitivity of 90.0 (10mm),Sensitivity of 85.7 (6mm),FOBT: detected 23.9% of advanced neoplasia,Flex Sig: 76% when used with FOBT,Air contrast barium enema: failed to identify up to 50% of polyps greater than 10mm in diameter,9,Cost,Screening with any method is more cost effective than treating/intervening when compared with no screening,10,Virtual vs. Optical Colonoscopy,Patients reported less discomfort with virtual colonoscopy,Shorter examination time with VC,VC less embarrassing,72.3% of patients preferred VC as screening technique compared to 5% preferred CC as screening technique,More patients were willing to repeat a VC at shorter intervals than CC,11,Remove Barriers,Study by Pickhardt et al. showed that when CT colonoscopy was covered by third party payers, patient demand for procedure rapidly increased.,Third party reimbursement for virtual colonoscopy has the potential to make a significant impact on patient compliance with CRC screening guidelines.,Fear of pain,12,Conclusion,Not screening for CRC has great cost measured in dollars and lives,Very high detection rates in people with polyps over 5mm,Low detection rates for polyps less than 5mm could be acceptable because majority of polyps this size do not progress to CRC,Studies underway concerning technology advances that can affect the sensitivity and specificity for polyps and malignancy,13,Conclusion (Cont.),If optical and virtual colonoscopy were covered equally on insurance plans more people would be compliant with CRC screening guidelines- as in Pickhardts study,Less time for actual procedure saves screening sites money,U.S. government would save money in the long run due to reduced Medicare/Medicaid money being spent on treatment/intervention,Studies with stool tagging and digital subtraction are going on to eliminate bowel preparation, which would increase patient acceptance,14,References,American Cancer Society. 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