Alarming endoscopic data in young and older asymptomatic people: Results of an open access, unlimited age colonoscopic screening for colorectal cancer.
Alarming endoscopic data in young and older asymptomatic people: Results of an open access, unlimited age colonoscopic screening for colorectal cancer.
Mol Clin Oncol. 2020 Feb;12(2):179-185
Authors: Panteris V, Vasilakis N, Demonakou M, Kornarou E, Ktenas E, Rapti E, Spithakis G, Katopodi K, Horti M, Vgenopoulou S, Triantafyllidis J, Papalois A, Karantanos P
Abstract
There is a lack of a national organized screening program for colorectal cancer in Greece, and asymptomatic detection is usually the result of individual decisions. The collection of epidemiologic endoscopic data from a population of interest would therefore provide valuable information for future treatment guidance, especially during periods of economic austerity. The current cross-sectional study included 380 asymptomatic, average risk individuals undergoing screening colonoscopy for the first time, during the period of one year in a tertiary public hospital in Athens. Descriptive and analytic epidemiologic data were analyzed. The prevalence of adenomas and advanced lesions were compared between the younger and older cohort, and a regression model was applied for risk evaluation. The mean age of participants was 63 years, and 53% were male. A significant proportion of patients presented with polyps (51.5%) and 25% of them had lesions in the proximal colon. The prevalence of adenomas and advanced adenomas was 29.5 and 11.8%, respectively. Similar high prevalence rates ...
Source: Clinical Colorectal Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Panteris V, Vasilakis N, Demonakou M, Kornarou E, Ktenas E, Rapti E, Spithakis G, Katopodi K, Horti M, Vgenopoulou S, Triantafyllidis J, Papalois A, Karantanos P Tags: Mol Clin Oncol Source Type: research
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