Colonoscopy Screening for Colorectal Cancer | NEJM

Randomized trial data are needed to quantify the effect of colonoscopy screening on the risks of colorectal cancer and related death.

New research findings are summarized in a short video.

[MsKlamar]

The limitations of evidence based medicine

[GriM._.]

@Comment section: What do you think about the estimated NNT of 455 patients for the prevention of CRC?

[fixerdrew]

Pretty flawed. Norway makes in the top five of colon CA incidence world wide, but how is this distributed in weighting amongst the other two countries AND 40% of those that accepted the invitation.

[mattcool]

What about FIT screening with follow up colonoscopy if positive? 🤔

[cjstanley]

Seriously flawed research. Response rate of "invited" participants too low to provide meaningful data.