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The main investigations for colo-rectal cancer are;
- FOB
test
- Blood tests, U&E, FBC, Liver blood tests, CEA
- Endoscopic examinations, proctoscopy, rigid sigmoidoscopy, flexible
sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy
- Radiological examinations, PFA, erect CXR, Gastrograffin Enema,
Barium enema (double contrast), CT (abdominal, liver, pelvis, virtual
colonoscopy), MRI and PET scanning
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