In gold-standard trial, colonoscopy fails to cut rate of cancer deaths - STAT
www.statnews.com/2022/10/09/in-gold-standard-trial-colonoscopy-fails-to-reduce-rate-of-cancer-deaths
What Jamie wrote
Having just turned 50 and recently become first-hand familiar with colonoscopies, this piqued my interest.
The trial’s primary analysis found that colonoscopy only cut colon cancer risk by roughly a fifth, far below past estimates of the test’s efficacy, and didn’t provide any significant reduction in colon cancer mortality. Gastroenterologists, including Bretthauer, reacted to the trial’s results with a mixture of shock, disappointment, and even some mild disbelief.
Main conclusion is that it is still good to get a colonoscopy, but it isn't as big of a clear check as one might hope. 😕
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