Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology concluded [i]n terms of detection of colon cancer and advanced neoplasia, which is the primary goal of screening for CRC and adenomatous polyps, recent data suggest CTC is comparable to Optical Colonoscopy for the detection of cancer and polyps of significant size when state-of-the-art techniques are applied. [715] The American Gastroenterological Association issued the following recommendation statement in 2008, [t]he AGA does not endorse CTC as a first-line colon cancer screening test
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I use the following example, not to be gross or disgusting, but rather because it allows you to easily visualize and remember the concept