A new study on colonoscopies has complicated results, and it’s left some people wondering whether they should have the procedure to screen for colon cancer. Here's what you should know.
A new European study on colonoscopies – the largest of its kind – has complicated results, and it’s left some people wondering whether they should have the procedure to screen for colon cancer. “I think the most important message is that colon cancer screening is effective, and you should get screened,” Dr. Jason Dominitz told CNN.
Why would there be different success rates in the three European countries compared with the US? Dominitz says one reason might be that most people in the European study didn’t have sedation when they got their colonoscopies. Only 23% of the patients in the European study received sedation, but virtually everyone having a colonoscopy in the US gets it. Colonoscopies can be uncomfortable, and doctors might, without even realizing it, be less thorough if people are in pain.
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