Effectiveness of screening colonoscopy in reducing the risk of death from right and left colon cancer: a large community-based study

ObjectiveScreening colonoscopy's effectiveness in reducing colorectal cancer mortality risk in community populations is unclear, particularly for right-colon cancers, leading to recommendations against its use for screening in some countries. This study aimed to determine whether, among average...

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Published in:	Gut Vol. 67; no. 2; pp. 291 - 298
Main Authors:	Doubeni, Chyke A, Corley, Douglas A, Quinn, Virginia P, Jensen, Christopher D, Zauber, Ann G, Goodman, Michael, Johnson, Jill R, Mehta, Shivan J, Becerra, Tracy A, Zhao, Wei K, Schottinger, Joanne, Doria-Rose, V Paul, Levin, Theodore R, Weiss, Noel S, Fletcher, Robert H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group 01.02.2018
Series:	Original article
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over California - epidemiology Case-Control Studies Colon, Ascending Colon, Descending Colon, Sigmoid Colon, Transverse Colonic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Colonic Neoplasms - mortality Colonic Neoplasms - pathology Colonoscopy - statistics & numerical data Early Detection of Cancer - statistics & numerical data Endoscopy Female Humans Male Middle Aged Rectal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Rectal Neoplasms - mortality Rectal Neoplasms - pathology Risk Factors Sigmoidoscopy - statistics & numerical data COLONOSCOPY COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING ADENOCARCINOMA
ISSN:	0017-5749, 1468-3288, 1468-3288
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