JAMA Oncology

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2022

Media advisory: The full study and editorial are linked to this news release.

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About The Study: Compared with no endoscopy, initiation of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy before age 50 among women was associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer, including colorectal cancer diagnosed before age 55, findings that support guidelines recommending initiation of colorectal cancer screening among women before age 50.

Authors: Mingyang Song, M.D., Sc.D., of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, and Andrew T. Chan, M.D., M.P.H., of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, are the corresponding authors.

(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.0883)

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