We previously reported that colonoscopic polypectomy in the National Polyp Study (NPS) cohort reduced the incidence of colorectal cancer. 5 An important question is whether the cancers prevented by ...

The aim of this follow-up study was to determine the effect of polypectomy on subsequent death from colorectal cancer. The investigators followed 2602 patients who had had 1 or more polyps removed at ...

Colonoscopic Removal of Adenomas Cuts CRC Mortality Colonoscopic removal of adenomatous polyps reduces colorectal cancer mortality, and interim analysis shows that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) ...

NEW YORK, June 15 (Praxis Press) Whether colonoscopy is more effective than barium enema for the detection of adenomas in polypectomy patients is unclear. Winawer and colleagues examined 580 ...

To the Editor: Zauber et al. (Feb. 23 issue) 1 report that colonoscopic polypectomy leads to a 53% reduction in mortality. The absolute benefit to the individual patient is only about 1%. The absolute ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who received Eliquis were at lower risk for post-polypectomy bleeding and thromboembolism than those ...