Colonoscopy More Important Than Ever
The American Cancer Society has long recognized that colonoscopy is an important tool for screening patients for colorectal cancer and also a treatment tool when precancerous polyps are detected. A recent study confirms the effectiveness of colonoscopy for treatment: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1100370. This study shows that polypectomy (removal of precancerous polyps using a colonoscope) prevents polyps from progressing [...]