Colon X-ray seen as effective at spotting cancer
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080918/ap_on_he_me/med_colon_cancer_screening"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080917/capt.06cdefed92db476b90dd0bf168a2e618.colon_cancer_screening_ny369.jpg?x=129&y=130&q=85&sig=XF2p.2WzIQCggn7WNpooeA--" align="left" height="130" width="129" alt="In this file photo released by the University of Wisconsin Medical School a 3-D image that was computer-generated from a series of X-rays taken by a CT scanner is seen. A study in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine shows that 'virtual colonoscopy' offers promise as an alternative to the more invasive conventional colonoscopy to detect suspicious growths. (AP Photo/ Courtesy of Dr. Perry J. Pickhardt/ University of Wisconsin Medical School, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - A long-awaited federal study of an X-ray alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy confirms its effectiveness at spotting most cancers, although it was far from perfect.</p><br clear="all"/>

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