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Colorectal cancer screening could reduce mortality by over 40%
People who take part in screening for colorectal cancer may have as much as a 43% lower risk of dying from the disease, according to new estimates published in JAMA Network Open by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Umeå University…
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Screening participants in Sweden’s Stockholm–Gotland colorectal cancer program experienced up to a 43% lower risk of dying from the disease, according to new estimates published in JAMA Network Open. The analysis draws on up to 14 years of follow‑up data from the program. Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Umeå University conducted the study. The findings suggest that regular colorectal cancer screening can substantially reduce mortality.
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