Dr. Ernie Hawk of the National Cancer Institute's Division of Cancer Prevention provides an overview of cancerous growths that might be detected in the colon, and describes high-risk populations that benefit from colon cancer screening.
Available as both streaming video (2 min., 43 sec., WMV file, sd., col.) and downloadable video (2 min., 43 sec., WMV file, sd., col.) files. Title from title frame. "Some footage courtesy of Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation and ABC 4 Utah." Accompanied by transcript in HTML format.
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Mode of access: Internet via the NIH SeniorHealth web site. Addresses as of 10/07/09: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/colorectalcancer/causesandriskfactors/video/cc2.html and http://nihseniorhealth.gov/colorectalcancer/causesandriskfactors/video/cc2%5Fmp300.html; current access available via PURL. System requirements: Internet browser; multimedia software player capable of playing Windows Media Video files.
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