Lack of insurance coverage remains obstacle to wider colorectal cancer screening with CT colonography
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 13:07
in Health & Medicine
A recent questionnaire submitted to a group of patients at one of the nation's largest general hospitals suggests that a significant number of patients, who have previously refused colorectal cancer screening, are willing to undergo computed tomography colonography (CTC) (or virtual colonoscopy), but not willing to pay for the exam themselves when not covered by insurance, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.