Colonoscopy linked to decrease in colorectal cancer deaths, but many more could have been prevented

A new study shows that colonoscopy has prevented a substantial number of colorectal cancer deaths and that many more could have been prevented with more widespread use. The analysis reports that approximately 13,800 to 22,000 colorectal cancer deaths could have been prevented in 2005, whereas 7,300 to 11,700 were actually prevented through colonoscopy use.

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