Colonoscopy May Halve Colon Cancer Deaths, Long Term Study
New research led by the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in the US has for the first time found that removing precancerous polyps during colonoscopy may halve the risk of dying from the disease. The large team of endoscopists, radiologists, pathologists, and epidemiologists, write about their findings in the 23 February online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM. The study follows earlier research, also led by Memorial Sloan-Kettering, that showed removing precancerous polyps during colonoscopy prevents colorectal cancer from developing... read more..
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