Open AccessRegarding “Survival Outcomes in Asymptomatic Patients with Normal Conventional Imaging but Raised Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels in Colorectal Cancer Following Positron Emission Tomography‐Computed Tomography Imaging”
Author(s) -
Macbeth Fergus,
Treasure Tom
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0051
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoembryonic antigen , colorectal cancer , asymptomatic , positron emission tomography , radiology , computed tomography , cancer , nuclear medicine
This Letter to the Editor questions the benefits of a recently reported CT‐PET scan screening policy in terms of improving survival in patients with colorectal cancer.