Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer Up to 10 Years After Screening, Surveillance, or Diagnostic Colonoscopy

• Published in: Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) Vol. 146; no. 3; pp. 709 - 717
• Main Authors: Brenner, Hermann, Chang–Claude, Jenny, Jansen, Lina, Knebel, Phillip, Stock, Christian, Hoffmeister, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2014
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; Colonoscopy; Colorectal Cancer; Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Colorectal Neoplasms - epidemiology; Colorectal Neoplasms - pathology; Early Detection; Early Detection of Cancer; Educational Status; Epidemiological Monitoring; Female; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Germany; Humans; Logistic Models; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Aged; Prevention; Risk Factors; Smoking - adverse effects; Social Class; Germany; RCT; OR; CI; NSAID; Colorectal Cancer; HRT; FS; Early Detection; Prevention; UICC; CRC; Colonoscopy; FOBT; Union for International Cancer Control; odds ratio; flexible sigmoidoscopy; randomized controlled trial; fecal occult blood test; hormone replacement therapy; confidence interval; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Data from randomized controlled trials on the effects of screening colonoscopies on colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality are not available. Observational studies have suggested that colonoscopies strongly reduce the risk of CRC, but there is little specific evidence on the effects of scre...