Sentences with phrase «flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces»
A re-analysis of all - cause mortality in the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) evidence review for colorectal cancer screening found that flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces risk for death.
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Analysis of the data indicated that compared to no screening, flexible sigmoidoscopy screening reduced colorectal cancer incidence by 20 percent (absolute difference, 28.4 cases / 100, 000 person years) and colorectal cancer mortality by 27 percent (absolute difference, 11.7 deaths / 100, 000 person years).
The authors conclude that if the goal of screening is to reduce the risk for death, then the evidence supporting flexible sigmoidoscopy is substantially stronger than that of other screening methods.