In this month of blue MarchHow to better diagnose colorectal cancer, The second leading cause of death is cancer in France ? Montelimar Hospital invests in state-of-the-art equipment. A computer called CAD is equipped with artificial intelligence. The hospital center has two.
During a colonoscopy, a camera is allowedIdentify the lesions and find out whether they are cancerous or not.
If the lesion is serious, a yellow outline appears on the screen, if not, a green color is displayed. By Dr. Thiago Tatagiba, Head of the Department of Gastroenterology This is a big step forward In diagnosing the disease: “As soon as there is a lesion that the human eye cannot see, the AI creates a light signal around the image and we can remove this lesion during the examination.”.
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But advanced technology It does not replace the examination that should be performed at the age of fiftyThis is the first step to take, explains Florence, an endoscopy nurse: “You can collect the test easily at the pharmacy, it fits in your toilet. You collect it on a teaspoon and mail the test back. Depending on the result, you can make an appointment with your doctor who will refer you to a gastroenterologist and do a colonoscopy to check.” Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in France. But it was diagnosed early enough, It can be treated very well in 9 out of 10 cases.
At the European level,France is still a bad student The participation rate in colorectal cancer screening is only 34%. that it 70% on average in the rest of Europe.
