Study offers clear evidence that colonoscopy cuts colon cancer death risk

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

LOS ANGELES -- Millions of people have endured a colonoscopy, believing the dreaded exam may help keep them from dying of colon cancer. For the first time, a major study offers clear evidence that it does.

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