#154 Does Invitation To Screening Colonoscopy Save lives? Beyond Journal Club with NEJM Group on the NordICC Trial
Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast
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Challenges in Studying Colon Cancer Screening Benefits
The chapter explores the complexities and challenges in demonstrating the benefits of colon cancer screening trials, emphasizing the lack of randomized control trials for procedures like colonoscopy. It discusses the progression of colon cancer from adenoma to carcinoma and the statistical intricacies involved in designing studies to prove the effectiveness of screening. The chapter highlights key studies on colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy, emphasizing the importance of large-scale, long-term studies to assess the impact on mortality and cancer incidence.
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