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Screening and Detection

Breast Cancer
Self breast examinations, clinical breast examinations by a physician and mammography are the three primary methods used to screen for breast cancer.

Colorectal Cancer
A colonoscopy is a painless, outpatient procedure during which a physician examines the colon with a long, flexible tube called a colonoscope. The physician looks for polyps during the exam and may remove suspicious growths for further investigation by a pathologist. The Endoscopy Center of Greenwich Hospital at 500 W. Putnam Ave. in Greenwich offers colonoscopy and other services.

Lung Cancer
Low dose computed tomography (CT) allows physicians to see areas of the chest that are typically obscured in a standard x-ray in patients who are at a high risk for lung cancer.

Prostate Cancer
Digital rectal examinations and a simple blood test to detect the presence of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) are used to screen for prostate cancer.