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By Srinadh Komanduri, MD, and Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO  / October 15, 2014

Colonoscopic Polypectomy and Predicting Cancer Risk: A Work in Progress

Colon cancer screening using colonoscopy has significantly decreased the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer in the United States. In the National Polyp Study (NPS), colorectal cancer was prevented by removal of adenomatous polyps.1 A more recent study looking at long-term follow-up from...