Colon cancer screening methods.

Dr. Ernie Hawk of the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Prevention Division describes four tests that are used to detect colon cancer beginning at age 50: fecal occult blood testing; flexible sigmoidoscopy; barium enema; and colonoscopy.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Other Authors:	Hawk, Ernest T.
Format:	Government Document Video
Language:	English
Published:	[Bethesda, Md.] : National Institutes of Health, [between 2000 and 2009?]
Subjects:	Colon (Anatomy) > Examination > Popular works. Colon (Anatomy) > Cancer > Diagnosis > Popular works. Rectum > Examination > Popular works. Rectum > Cancer > Diagnosis > Popular works. Colon (Anatomy) > Cancer > Prevention > Popular works. Documentary films. Streaming videos.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/FDLP1267

Description
Summary:	Dr. Ernie Hawk of the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Prevention Division describes four tests that are used to detect colon cancer beginning at age 50: fecal occult blood testing; flexible sigmoidoscopy; barium enema; and colonoscopy.
Item Description:	Available as both streaming video (3 min., 15 sec., WMV file, sd., col.) and downloadable video (3 min., 15 sec., WMV file, sd., col.) files. Title from title frame. "Some footage courtesy ABC 4 Utah." Accompanied by transcript in HTML format. Electronic resource.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet via the NIH SeniorHealth web site. Addresses as of 10/07/09: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/colorectalcancer/symptomsanddiagnosis/video/cc3.html and http://nihseniorhealth.gov/colorectalcancer/symptomsanddiagnosis/video/cc3%5Fmp300.html ; current access available via PURL. System requirements: Internet browser; multimedia software player capable of playing Windows Media Video files.