Study confirms colonoscopy associated with reduced colorectal cancer incidence

Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 12:35 in Health & Medicine

Patients who undergo a complete negative colonoscopy have a reduced incidence of colorectal cancer, confirms a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. However, in the proximal colon, the incidence reduction of colorectal cancer following complete negative colonoscopy differs in magnitude and timing.

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