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On October 10 the world's first randomized study on using colonoscopy-screening to prevent colorectal cancer was presented during the 2022 UEG Week in Vienna.
Colonoscopies do not significantly reduce the risk of dying from colorectal cancer, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds. Previous research had found the screening method reduces risk by as much as 68%. Scientists stress that more evidence is needed to change U.S. cancer screening guidelines, which recommend people begin colorectal cancer screenings at age 45.
Colonoscopy may reduce the risk of dying of colorectal cancer by as much as 50%, but there's a catch: It only works if you get the scan.
Risk of colorectal cancer reduced with screening in randomized trial, but less than expected
Colonoscopy may reduce the risk of dying of colorectal cancer by as much as 50%, but there's a catch: It only works if you get the scan.