Gastrointestinal cancer screening from endoscopic methods.
Gastrointestinal cancer (colorectal, stomach, esophageal ...) is among the most common cancers in Vietnam. Although dangerous, gastrointestinal cancer can be completely treated effectively if detected early and with accurate and timely intervention methods.
10/12/2022 11:03:58 AM
Importance of gastrointestinal cancer screening:
Cancer screening is the performance of tests and screening procedures to find and detect cancer or pre-cancer early when a patient has no symptoms.
Gastrointestinal cancers include cancers of the oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, nasopharynx, small intestine, colorectal, and anus. Gastrointestinal cancer is considered a silent disease, with almost no signs even though the tumor has appeared and developed for a long time. Gastrointestinal cancer can be cured if detected early and with accurate and timely treatment.
Endoscopy - the gold standard in the diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases:
Endoscopy is the most important and effective weapon in early diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies, gastrointestinal cancer screening also helps to detect cancer early when the tumor is small, not invasive. , metastasis, help the treatment achieve the best results, reduce the risk of death.
Especially when detecting gastrointestinal cancer lesions at an early stage, patients can be treated with laparoscopic resection without surgery.
Outstanding advantages of painless endoscopy:
Painless gastroscopy is considered to be a method that holds many advantages to diagnose and detect diseases of the stomach and digestive tract.
- Accurate diagnosis, not missing lesions even if the patient does not have any symptoms.
- Detect very small lesions, only a few millimeters and abnormalities such as ulcerative colitis, polyps, benign or malignant tumors, lesions on the digestive tract with bleeding.
- Can detect healthy and abnormal mucosa more clearly and thereby help to biopsies effectively and accurately into areas with suspected cancerous cells.
- When detecting abnormalities, doctors can conduct interventions such as biopsy samples to diagnose at the level of cell changes, accurately diagnose cancer; Through endoscopy, doctors can intervene to stop bleeding (if bleeding is happening) or cut polyps to avoid bleeding polyps, cancer..
Currently, CarePlus International Clinic is becoming a prestigious address for gastrointestinal endoscopy in early cancer diagnosis. With a full range of advanced machinery and equipment, bringing together experienced and highly skilled doctors and nurses, confident in mastering endoscopic techniques to ensure timely diagnosis and intervention. Gentle, minimally invasive.