Effectiveness of Screening Colonoscopy to Prevent Colorectal Cancer Among 70-79.

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Effectiveness of Screening Colonoscopy to Prevent Colorectal Cancer Among Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 70 to 79 Years: A Prospective Observational Study.

Xabier García-Albéniz, MD, PhD; John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE; Michael Bretthauer, MD, PhD; and Miguel A. Hernán, MD, DrPH

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Ann Intern Med. Published online 27 September 2016 doi:10.7326/M16-0758
© 2016 American College of Physicians

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Conclusion: Screening colonoscopy may have had a modest benefit in preventing CRC in beneficiaries aged 70 to 74 years and a smaller benefit in older beneficiaries. The risk for adverse events was low but greater among older persons.
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