Colonoscopic Polypectomy and Long-Term Prevention of Colorectal-Cancer Deaths

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Authors

Ann G. Zauber · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Sidney J. Winawer · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Michael J. O’Brien · Boston University

Iris Lansdorp‐Vogelaar · Erasmus MC

Marjolein van Ballegooijen · Erasmus MC

Benjamin F. Hankey

Weiji Shi · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Abstract

These findings support the hypothesis that colonoscopic removal of adenomatous polyps prevents death from colorectal cancer. (Funded by the National Cancer Institute and others.).

Topics & Keywords

Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 366, Issue 8, pp. 687-696

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1100370

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