Colon screening through colonoscopy reduces death risks

Researchers have recently published their findings in The New England Journal of Medicine, that the colonoscopy i.e. colon screening with the use of camera helps in reduction of deaths from colon cancer by up to 53%.

Researchers have published their reports that cautious polyps can be removed after screening.

Researchers have concluded,

We previously reported a lower-than-expected incidence of colorectal cancer in patients after the removal of adenomatous polyps,5 and this study shows that polypectomy results in reduced mortality from colorectal cancer. These combined findings indicate that adenomas identified and removed at colonoscopy include those that are clinically important, with the potential to progress to cancer and cause death. A demonstrated reduction in mortality with colonoscopic polypectomy is a critical prerequisite for continued recommendations of screening colonoscopy in clinical practice while we wait for the results of randomized, controlled trials of screening colonoscopy.

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