Strong reduction of colorectal cancer incidence and mortality after screening colonoscopy: prospective cohort study from Germany

A claimed advantage of colonoscopy over sigmoidoscopy in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is prevention of CRC not only in the distal colon and rectum but also in the proximal colon. We aimed to assess the association of screening colonoscopy use with overall and site-specific CRC incidence and ass...

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Hauptverfasser: Guo, Feng (VerfasserIn) , Chen, Chen (VerfasserIn) , Holleczek, Bernd (VerfasserIn) , Schöttker, Ben (VerfasserIn) , Hoffmeister, Michael (VerfasserIn) , Brenner, Hermann (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: January 8, 2021
In: The American journal of gastroenterology
Year: 2021, Jahrgang: 116, Heft: 5, Pages: 967-975
ISSN:1572-0241
DOI:10.14309/ajg.0000000000001146
Online-Zugang:Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000001146
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://journals.lww.com/ajg/Fulltext/2021/05000/Strong_Reduction_of_Colorectal_Cancer_Incidence.21.aspx
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Verfasserangaben:Feng Guo, Chen Chen, Bernd Holleczek, Ben Schöttker, Michael Hoffmeister and Hermann Brenner
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Zusammenfassung:A claimed advantage of colonoscopy over sigmoidoscopy in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is prevention of CRC not only in the distal colon and rectum but also in the proximal colon. We aimed to assess the association of screening colonoscopy use with overall and site-specific CRC incidence and associated mortality.
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ISSN:1572-0241
DOI:10.14309/ajg.0000000000001146