Although the use of colonoscopy has prevented a high number of colorectal cancer deaths, researchers suggest many more deaths could be prevented through more widespread use of the screening modality, according to an article published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
To study the impact of colonoscopy at the population level, researchers performed a population-level analysis by extracting data from the National Health Interview Survey, the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program.
The proportions of CRC deaths attributable to nonuse of colonoscopy range from 28 percent to 44 percent, depending on the assumed effectiveness. Corresponding numbers of CRC deaths attributed to nonuse of colonoscopy range from 13,796 to 22,088, according to the abstract.
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To study the impact of colonoscopy at the population level, researchers performed a population-level analysis by extracting data from the National Health Interview Survey, the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program.
The proportions of CRC deaths attributable to nonuse of colonoscopy range from 28 percent to 44 percent, depending on the assumed effectiveness. Corresponding numbers of CRC deaths attributed to nonuse of colonoscopy range from 13,796 to 22,088, according to the abstract.
Read the study about colonoscopy.
Read other coverage about colonoscopy:
- Medical Societies, Celebrities, Legislators Join Fight Against CRC
- ACG, ASGE React to NYTimes 'Letter' About Colonoscopy
- ACOG Urges OB/GYNs to Encourage CRC Screening in Female Patients