A study published in Gastroenterology examined colorectal mortality among individuals undergoing colonoscopies compared to the general population, according to the study's abstract.
The researchers identified individuals who had a colonoscopy as their first lower gastrointestinal endoscopy from April 1987 to Sept. 2007. Those patients were followed until March 2008, death or migration out of Manitoba, where the study was conducted.
Results showed that reductions in colorectal cancer mortality after colonoscopy varied by site of the cancer. While there was a 29 percent reduction in overall CRC mortality, there was a 47 percent reduction in mortality from distal CRC and no reduction in mortality from proximal CRC.
Read the "The Reduction in Colorectal Cancer Mortality After Colonoscopy Varies by Site of the Cancer" abstract.
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The researchers identified individuals who had a colonoscopy as their first lower gastrointestinal endoscopy from April 1987 to Sept. 2007. Those patients were followed until March 2008, death or migration out of Manitoba, where the study was conducted.
Results showed that reductions in colorectal cancer mortality after colonoscopy varied by site of the cancer. While there was a 29 percent reduction in overall CRC mortality, there was a 47 percent reduction in mortality from distal CRC and no reduction in mortality from proximal CRC.
Read the "The Reduction in Colorectal Cancer Mortality After Colonoscopy Varies by Site of the Cancer" abstract.
Read other coverage about colorectal cancer:
- Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Use Connected to Higher Rate of Colorectal Cancer in Men
- Study Suggests Cancer Screening for Patients With Advanced Colon Cancer Provides No Added Benefit
- Endo-Knife With Water Jet function Superior for Removing Colorectal Tumors