A “landmark” study suggests the benefits of colonoscopies for cancer screening may be overestimated.
Source: New study examines the effectiveness of colonoscopies | CNN
“Less than half of people invited to get a colonoscopy in the study – just 42% – actually got one.
When the study authors restricted the results to the people who actually received colonoscopies – about 12,000 out of the more than 28,000 who were invited to do so – the procedure was found to be more effective. It reduced the risk of colorectal cancer by 31% and cut the risk of dying of that cancer by 50%.”
