Re: Colonoscopies (That's a good idea Katy !)

[Guest guest]

To have a CEA test done between the colonoscopy request and the

actual procedure. The trouble is, most people who are not health care

professionals, colon cancer patients or caregivers have never heard

of a " CEA " , don't know a colonoscopy from a sigmoidoscopy, and are

not even familiar with the old fecal occult blood test (FOBT)

(Hemoccult) They would have to depend on the doctor to recommend

something, and since the colonoscopy is " preventative " , and the

insurance company is...er....and the doctor......well, you know ! !

Best

Ed

[Guest guest]

Also......CEA is NOT reccommended as a screening tool for colon

cancer.None of the data on it reccommend this and all are very

explicit in it's limitations.It is meant to track known cancer's

recurrence or spread and doesn't always do a very good job of that

due to so many variances.

H

> To have a CEA test done between the colonoscopy request and the

> actual procedure. The trouble is, most people who are not health

care

> professionals, colon cancer patients or caregivers have never

heard

> of a " CEA " , don't know a colonoscopy from a sigmoidoscopy, and are

> not even familiar with the old fecal occult blood test (FOBT)

> (Hemoccult) They would have to depend on the doctor to recommend

> something, and since the colonoscopy is " preventative " , and the

> insurance company is...er....and the doctor......well, you know ! !

>

> Best

>

> Ed

[Guest guest]

Also......CEA is NOT reccommended as a screening tool for colon

cancer.None of the data on it reccommend this and all are very

explicit in it's limitations.It is meant to track known cancer's

recurrence or spread and doesn't always do a very good job of that

due to so many variances.

H

> To have a CEA test done between the colonoscopy request and the

> actual procedure. The trouble is, most people who are not health

care

> professionals, colon cancer patients or caregivers have never

heard

> of a " CEA " , don't know a colonoscopy from a sigmoidoscopy, and are

> not even familiar with the old fecal occult blood test (FOBT)

> (Hemoccult) They would have to depend on the doctor to recommend

> something, and since the colonoscopy is " preventative " , and the

> insurance company is...er....and the doctor......well, you know ! !

>

> Best

>

> Ed

[Guest guest]

Also......CEA is NOT reccommended as a screening tool for colon

cancer.None of the data on it reccommend this and all are very

explicit in it's limitations.It is meant to track known cancer's

recurrence or spread and doesn't always do a very good job of that

due to so many variances.

H

> To have a CEA test done between the colonoscopy request and the

> actual procedure. The trouble is, most people who are not health

care

> professionals, colon cancer patients or caregivers have never

heard

> of a " CEA " , don't know a colonoscopy from a sigmoidoscopy, and are

> not even familiar with the old fecal occult blood test (FOBT)

> (Hemoccult) They would have to depend on the doctor to recommend

> something, and since the colonoscopy is " preventative " , and the

> insurance company is...er....and the doctor......well, you know ! !

>

> Best

>

> Ed