A new study found that colonoscopy with polypectomy significantly reduces colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and CRC-related death in the general population. 12 CRC cases were identified in the screening group of 1,912 patients and 213 cases of CRC were found in the non-screened group of 20,774 patients. One of the 12 persons of the screened individuals with CRC and 51 of the 213 persons of the non-screened individuals with CRC died because of their cancers.
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July 24, 2012 | 0 comments