New endoscopy devices to improve population adherence to colorectal cancer prevention programs

• 作 者: Asimina Gaglia Ioannis S Papanikolaou Wilfried Veltzke-Schlieker
• 机 构: Hepatogastroenterology Unit,2nd Department of Internal Medicine-Propaedeutic,Attikon University Gene
• 出 处: World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• 发表日期: 2010年07期
• 关键词: colorectal colon screening endoscopy programs precancerous prevention adenoma ai

Despite recent advances in medicine,colorectal cancer (CRC)remains one of the greatest hazards for public health worldwide and especially the industrialized world.It has been well documented with concrete data that regular screening colonoscopy aimed at early detection of precancerous polyps can help decrease the incidence of CRC.However,the adherence of the general population to such screening programs has been shown to be lower than that expected,thus allowing CRC to remain a major threat for public health.Various reasons have been suggested to explain the disappointing compliance of the population to CRC screening programs,some of them associated with colonoscopy per se,which is viewed by many people as an unpleasant examination.Governments,medical societies,individual gastroenterologists,as well as the medical industry are working in order to improve endoscopic devices and/or to improve standard colo-noscopy.The aim is to improve the acceptance of the population for this method of CRC screening,by providing a painless and reliable examination of the colon.This review focuses on some of the latest improve-me-nts in this fie-ld.