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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1095-1105 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | The New England Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 369 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 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