Virtual colonoscopy compares to standard in NEJM study: Which to choose?
by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. The New England Journal of Medicine published a study last week that found virtual colonoscopy is almost as accurate as the standard one in detecting polyps that can lead...
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by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. We thought colonoscopy could prevent 90 percent of colon cancers. We were wrong. If the results in the new Annals of Internal Medicine hold up, it’s more like 60...
View ArticleHormones, breast cancer and other medical misconceptions
James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. News flash. Medicine is not perfect. A few years ago, I finished my advice to a patient by saying, I might be wrong. She sarcastically said she was going to go straight...
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