Colon Cancer
Study data from M. Risio et al provide new insights into colon cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, October 26th, 2010
Fresh data on colon cancer are presented in the report 'Virtual microscopy for histology quality assurance of screen-detected polyps.' "Histology quality assurance is crucial for screening programmes and can be performed by circulating glass slides, which has certain intrinsic disadvantages. The present study aimed to assess the accuracy of virtual microscopy in terms of reliability and diagnostic reproducibility in colorectal cancer screening programmes," scientists in Italy report.
"457 consecutive lesions detected in people undergoing colonoscopy were examined histologically in two pathology units, using both traditional optical microscopy and virtual microscopy...
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