Colorectal-Cancer Incidence and Mortality with Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

E. Schoen, Robert; F. Pinsky, Paul; L. Weissfeld, Joel; Yokochi, Lance; R. Church, Timothy; O. Laiyemo, Adeyinka; S. Bresalier, Robert; L. Andriole, Gerald; S. Buys, Saundra; David Crawford, E.; N. Fouad, Mona; Isaacs, Claudine; Cole Johnson, Christine; J. Reding, Douglas; O’Brien, Barbara; M. Carrick, Danielle; Wright, Patrick; L. Riley, Thomas; P. Purdue, Mark; Izmirlian, Grant; S. Kramer, Barnett; B. Miller, Anthony; K. Gohagan, John; C. Prorok, Philip; D. Berg, Christine

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1114635

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Colorectal-Cancer Incidence and Mortality with Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • May 21, 2012

Authors:

Robert E. Schoen

Paul F. Pinsky

Joel L. Weissfeld

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The benefits of endoscopic testing for colorectal-cancer screening are uncertain. We evaluated the effect of screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy on colorectal-cancer incidence and mortality. METHODS: From 1993 through 2001, we randomly assigned 154,900 men and women 55 to 74 years of a...

Subject

Sigmoidoscopy

Medicine

Colorectal cancer

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