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22-01-2024 | Colorectal Cancer | CORRESPONDENCE

Re: Interpreting epidemiologic studies of colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer prevention

Author: Andrew W. Swartz

Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Issue 4/2024

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In the commentary by Song and Bretthauer regarding the competing mechanisms of action involved with screening colonoscopy, the authors call for more methodological research to quantify the relative contributions of colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention versus CRC early detection [1]. In 2019, my colleagues and I published such an analysis of flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) and fecal occult blood test (FOBT) clinical trials which indicates that CRC prevention appears to be the major mechanism for reducing all-cause mortality in those trials [2]. …

Song M, Bretthauer M. Interpreting epidemiologic studies of colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer prevention: understanding the mechanisms of action is key. Eur J Epidemiol. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-023-01043-y.

Swartz AW, Eberth JM, Strayer SM. Preventing colorectal cancer or early diagnosis: which is best? A re-analysis of the U.S. preventive services task force evidence report. Prev Med. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.10.014.CrossRefPubMed

Title: Re: Interpreting epidemiologic studies of colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer prevention
Author: Andrew W. Swartz
Publication date: 22-01-2024
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Keywords: Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
Colonoscopy
Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology / Issue 4/2024
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-023-01072-7

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