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Item Virtual Colonoscopy: An Alternative Way to Screen for Colorectal Cancer(2010-07-21) Swanson, J. Allen Jr.Although optical colonoscopy has been shown to be effective in detecting colorectal cancer and thereby prevent deaths, a large percentage of patients are unwilling or unable to undergo the procedure. Virtual colonoscopy provides a safe, effective alternative to screen for colorectal cancer that clinicians can use to improve compliance, and hopefully save more lives in patients that have an average-risk of colorectal cancer and do not have symptoms of colorectal cancer.