A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that colonoscopic removal of adenomatous polyps prevented colorectal cancer deaths.
For the study, researchers analyzed data from all patients referred for colonoscopy between 1980-1990 at National Polyp Study clinical centers who had polyps. Out of 2,602 patients who had polyps removed, 1,246 died from any cause and 12 from colorectal cancer after an average follow-up time of about 15 years. For the general population the expected deaths from colorectal cancer were 25.4. Researchers calculated colonoscopic polypectomy resulted in a 52 percent reduction in mortality.
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For the study, researchers analyzed data from all patients referred for colonoscopy between 1980-1990 at National Polyp Study clinical centers who had polyps. Out of 2,602 patients who had polyps removed, 1,246 died from any cause and 12 from colorectal cancer after an average follow-up time of about 15 years. For the general population the expected deaths from colorectal cancer were 25.4. Researchers calculated colonoscopic polypectomy resulted in a 52 percent reduction in mortality.
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