Long-Term Colorectal-Cancer Incidence and Mortality after Lower Endoscopy
Harvard University · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · +6 more institutions
Abstract
Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy provide protection against colorectal cancer, but the magnitude and duration of protection, particularly against cancer of the proximal colon, remain uncertain.
We examined the association of the use of lower endoscopy (updated biennially from 1988 through 2008) with colorectal-cancer incidence (through June 2010) and colorectal-cancer mortality (through June 2012) among participants in the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 62.37
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 44
Authors
17- RNReiko NishiharaCorresponding
Harvard University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- KWKana Wu
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University
- PLPaul Lochhead
Harvard University, University of Aberdeen, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- TMTeppei Morikawa
Harvard University, University of Tokyo Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- XLXiaoyun Liao
Harvard University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Topics & keywords
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Medicine
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal cancer
- Hazard ratio
- Internal medicine
- Incidence (geometry)
- Endoscopy
- Good health and well-being