Long-term colorectal-cancer incidence and mortality after lower endoscopy

Reiko Nishihara, Kana Wu, Paul Lochhead, Teppei Morikawa, Xiaoyun Liao, Zhi Rong Qian, Kentaro Inamura, Sun A Kim, Aya Kuchiba, Mai Yamauchi, Yu Imamura, Walter C Willett, Bernard A Rosner, Charles S Fuchs, Edward Giovannucci, Shuji Ogino, Andrew T Chan

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Abstract

Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy provide protection against colorectal cancer, but the magnitude and duration of protection, particularly against cancer of the proximal colon, remain uncertain.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1095-1105
Number of pages11
JournalThe New England Journal of Medicine
Volume369
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Sept 2013

Keywords

  • Adenoma
  • Aged
  • Cohort Studies
  • Colonic Polyps
  • Colonoscopy
  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • DNA, Neoplasm
  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Microsatellite Instability
  • Middle Aged
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Mutation
  • Sigmoidoscopy
  • United States

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