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The results of the study have recently been published NordICC (conducted in Poland, Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands, which analysed the preventative effect at 10 years of being invited to undergo a colonoscopy. Men and women aged 55-64 who eventually underwent the Colonoscopy, presented a 30%: lower risk of colon cancer, and a a 50% reduction in deaths from that cause. The authors state that achieving high participation and acceptance is key Colonoscopy to achieve the maximum preventive benefit. Those countries with the lowest participation rates among those invited (Poland, 33%) showed a lower benefit from colonoscopy.
Currently, professional societies worldwide recommend that All of the population aged 45-50 and over should undergo bowel cancer screening (prevention) methods., whether by analytical stool study or by colonoscopy.
Image showing the decrease in colon cancer incidence at 10 years as a result of undergoing preventative colonoscopies.
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