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Colonoscopic Polypectomy and Long-Term Prevention of Colorectal-Cancer Deaths
Ann G. Zauber, Ph.D., Sidney J. Winawer, M.D., Michael J. O'Brien, M.D., M.P.H., Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar, Ph.D., Marjolein van Ballegooijen, M.D., Ph.D., Benjamin F. Hankey, Sc.D., Weiji Shi, M.S., John H. Bond, M.D., Melvin Schapiro, M.D., Joel F. Panish, M.D., Edward T. Stewart, M.D., and Jerome D. Waye, M.D.
N Engl J Med 2012; 366:687-696February 23, 2012
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CONCLUSIONS
These findings support the hypothesis that colonoscopic removal of adenomatous polyps prevents death from colorectal cancer. (Funded by the National Cancer Institute and others.)
Ann G. Zauber, Ph.D., Sidney J. Winawer, M.D., Michael J. O'Brien, M.D., M.P.H., Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar, Ph.D., Marjolein van Ballegooijen, M.D., Ph.D., Benjamin F. Hankey, Sc.D., Weiji Shi, M.S., John H. Bond, M.D., Melvin Schapiro, M.D., Joel F. Panish, M.D., Edward T. Stewart, M.D., and Jerome D. Waye, M.D.
N Engl J Med 2012; 366:687-696February 23, 2012
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CONCLUSIONS
These findings support the hypothesis that colonoscopic removal of adenomatous polyps prevents death from colorectal cancer. (Funded by the National Cancer Institute and others.)
