CRC screening with sigmoidoscopy extends life by 110 d; other cancer screening tests do not extend life

Ann Intern Med. 2024 Jan;177(1):JC9. doi: 10.7326/J23-0112. Epub 2024 Jan 2.

Abstract

Bretthauer M, Wieszczy P, Løberg M, et al. Estimated lifetime gained with cancer screening tests: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. JAMA Intern Med. 2023;183:1196-1203. 37639247.

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Colonoscopy
  • Colorectal Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Colorectal Neoplasms* / prevention & control
  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening
  • Occult Blood
  • Sigmoidoscopy*