Screening in both healthy and high-risk populations offers the opportunity to detect cancer
early and with an increased opportunity for treatment and curative intent. Currently, a …

Adenomatous polyps are the most common neoplastic findings discovered in people who
undergo colorectal screening or who have a diagnostic work-up for symptoms. It was …

Background In the National Polyp Study (NPS), colorectal cancer was prevented by
colonoscopic removal of adenomatous polyps. We evaluated the long-term effect of …

Background The current practice of removing adenomatous polyps of the colon and rectum
is based on the belief that this will prevent colorectal cancer. To address the hypothesis that …

Materials and Methods: The endoscopic morphology of superficial lesions can be assessed
with a standard video endoscope after spraying of a dye-an iodine-potassium iodide …

Background The identification and removal of adenomatous polyps and post-polypectomy
surveillance are considered to be important for the control of colorectal cancer. In current …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: There are limited data on mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC)
among patients who have received colonoscopy examinations. We sought to determine …

Background After patients have undergone colonoscopic polypectomy, it is uncertain
whether colonoscopic examination or a barium enema is the better method of surveillance …

Background The adenoma–adenocarcinoma sequence in colorectal cancer suggests an
increased risk of colorectal cancer in the families of patients with adenomatous polyps …

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the United States. In the United
States, the cumulative lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer for both men and women …