gastrointestinal cancer

What to know about colonoscopy after study questions its effectiveness | CNN

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What to know about colonoscopy after study questions its effectiveness | CNN

CNN  —  A new European study on colonoscopies – the largest of its kind – has complicated results, and it’s left some people wondering whether they should have the procedure to screen for colon cancer. “I think the most important message is that colon cancer screening is effective, and you should get screened,” Dr. Jason … Read more

Colonoscopies may not reduce cancer deaths, study finds — but experts say you should still get one | CNN

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Colonoscopies may not reduce cancer deaths, study finds — but experts say you should still get one | CNN

CNN  —  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. That’s the big takeaway message from the first randomized trial of colonoscopy, published Sunday in The New England Journal of Medicine. Colonoscopy has been recommended as … Read more