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False Reassurance From a Stool Test: A Delayed Cancer Diagnosis
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an increasingly prevalent condition in the United States and the world. Numerous screening tools have been created to help prevent and identify early cases of CRC, which have led to better outcomes for patients. These screening tools range from stool tests to more invasive...
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Cureus
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10211267/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37252586 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38107 |
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author | Obri, Mark S Goleniak, Ryan Almajed, Mohamed Ramzi Eid, Daniel Entz, Abigail |
author_facet | Obri, Mark S Goleniak, Ryan Almajed, Mohamed Ramzi Eid, Daniel Entz, Abigail |
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description | Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an increasingly prevalent condition in the United States and the world. Numerous screening tools have been created to help prevent and identify early cases of CRC, which have led to better outcomes for patients. These screening tools range from stool tests to more invasive procedures like a colonoscopy. With this array of screening options, patients are often presented with a bevy of choices in their primary care clinic and may have difficulty understanding the difference between screening and treatment. Popular culture has also influenced these decisions as both traditional media and social media have weighed in on the experience with these screening tools. We present a unique case where our patient tested negative on a stool screening exam and proceeded to be diagnosed with CRC within the negative screening period. The case was complicated by the patient's reluctance to undergo a colonoscopy and a unique combination of symptoms that led to a difficult diagnosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-102112672023-05-26 False Reassurance From a Stool Test: A Delayed Cancer Diagnosis Obri, Mark S Goleniak, Ryan Almajed, Mohamed Ramzi Eid, Daniel Entz, Abigail Cureus Internal Medicine Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an increasingly prevalent condition in the United States and the world. Numerous screening tools have been created to help prevent and identify early cases of CRC, which have led to better outcomes for patients. These screening tools range from stool tests to more invasive procedures like a colonoscopy. With this array of screening options, patients are often presented with a bevy of choices in their primary care clinic and may have difficulty understanding the difference between screening and treatment. Popular culture has also influenced these decisions as both traditional media and social media have weighed in on the experience with these screening tools. We present a unique case where our patient tested negative on a stool screening exam and proceeded to be diagnosed with CRC within the negative screening period. The case was complicated by the patient's reluctance to undergo a colonoscopy and a unique combination of symptoms that led to a difficult diagnosis. Cureus 2023-04-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10211267/ /pubmed/37252586 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38107 Text en Copyright © 2023, Obri et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Internal Medicine Obri, Mark S Goleniak, Ryan Almajed, Mohamed Ramzi Eid, Daniel Entz, Abigail False Reassurance From a Stool Test: A Delayed Cancer Diagnosis |
title | False Reassurance From a Stool Test: A Delayed Cancer Diagnosis |
title_full | False Reassurance From a Stool Test: A Delayed Cancer Diagnosis |
title_fullStr | False Reassurance From a Stool Test: A Delayed Cancer Diagnosis |
title_full_unstemmed | False Reassurance From a Stool Test: A Delayed Cancer Diagnosis |
title_short | False Reassurance From a Stool Test: A Delayed Cancer Diagnosis |
title_sort | false reassurance from a stool test: a delayed cancer diagnosis |
topic | Internal Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10211267/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37252586 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38107 |
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