Prevention of Colorectal Cancer by Colonoscopic Polypectomy
- 30 December 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 329 (27) , 1977-1981
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199312303292701
Abstract
The current practice of removing adenomatous polyps of the colon and rectum is based on the belief that this will prevent colorectal cancer. To address the hypothesis that colonoscopic polypectomy reduces the incidence of colorectal cancer, we analyzed the results of the National Polyp Study with reference to other published results.Keywords
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