Evaluation of Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy Utilization for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Georgia, USA
Curr Oncol. 2022 Nov 20;29(11):8955-8966. doi: 10.3390/curroncol29110703.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36421356 | PMC:PMC9689714 | DOI:10.3390/curroncol29110703 (Source: Current Oncology)
Source: Current Oncology - November 24, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Benjamin E Ansa Zachary Hoffman Nicollette Lewis Biplab Datta K Monirul Islam J Aaron Johnson Source Type: research
Colonoscopy Did Not Reduce Cancer Deaths in Trial
Colonoscopy screening reduced the risk of colorectal cancer by 18% in a trial but did not significantly reduce cancer-related deaths during 10 years of follow-up. The results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, were “both surprising and disappointing” and similar to reductions in colorectal cancer and deaths found in previous randomized trials of sigmoidoscopy, which is considered to be a less effective screening tool than colonoscopy, according to an accompanying editorial. (Source: JAMA)
Source: JAMA - November 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
