Health Bulletin
Colonoscopy cuts advanced cancer risk by 70 percent
Getting screening colonoscopies may reduce the risk of developing advanced colon cancer, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. In average-risk people, screening colonoscopies were associated with a 70% reduction in risk for new, late-stage colon cancer, including hard-to-detect cancers on the right side of the colon.
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