Regarding “Survival Outcomes in Asymptomatic Patients with Normal Conventional Imaging but Raised Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels in Colorectal Cancer Following Positron Emission Tomography‐Computed Tomography Imaging”

This Letter to the Editor questions the benefits of a recently reported CT‐PET scan screening policy in terms of improving survival in patients with colorectal cancer.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Macbeth, Fergus, Treasure, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AlphaMed Press 2017
Materias:
Letters to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5679828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28798269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0051
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spelling pubmed-56798282017-11-19 Regarding “Survival Outcomes in Asymptomatic Patients with Normal Conventional Imaging but Raised Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels in Colorectal Cancer Following Positron Emission Tomography‐Computed Tomography Imaging” Macbeth, Fergus Treasure, Tom Oncologist Letters to the Editor This Letter to the Editor questions the benefits of a recently reported CT‐PET scan screening policy in terms of improving survival in patients with colorectal cancer. AlphaMed Press 2017-08-10 2017-11 /pmc/articles/PMC5679828/ /pubmed/28798269 http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0051 Text en © AlphaMed Press 2017
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Regarding “Survival Outcomes in Asymptomatic Patients with Normal Conventional Imaging but Raised Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels in Colorectal Cancer Following Positron Emission Tomography‐Computed Tomography Imaging”
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title_fullStr Regarding “Survival Outcomes in Asymptomatic Patients with Normal Conventional Imaging but Raised Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels in Colorectal Cancer Following Positron Emission Tomography‐Computed Tomography Imaging”
title_full_unstemmed Regarding “Survival Outcomes in Asymptomatic Patients with Normal Conventional Imaging but Raised Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels in Colorectal Cancer Following Positron Emission Tomography‐Computed Tomography Imaging”
title_short Regarding “Survival Outcomes in Asymptomatic Patients with Normal Conventional Imaging but Raised Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels in Colorectal Cancer Following Positron Emission Tomography‐Computed Tomography Imaging”
title_sort regarding “survival outcomes in asymptomatic patients with normal conventional imaging but raised carcinoembryonic antigen levels in colorectal cancer following positron emission tomography‐computed tomography imaging”
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5679828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28798269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0051
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