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Study Finds Colonoscopy Prevents Deaths from Colon Cancer
By Esther Napolitano, BS and Julie Grisham, MS
Thursday, February 23, 2012

For the first time, a new study has shown that removing polyps by colonoscopy not only prevents colorectal cancer from developing, but also prevents deaths from the disease.

Colonoscopy; Screening; Colorectal Cancer; Research
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More New Yorkers Getting Lifesaving Colonoscopies
By Esther Napolitano, BS, Science Writer/Editor  |  Thursday, November 17, 2011

A new study has found that the overall colonoscopy screening rate has improved by 20 percent in five years among underserved and uninsured New Yorkers aged 50 years and older.

Cancer Care; Colonoscopy; Screening; Colorectal Cancer
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