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Scientists at Hallym University detail research in colon cancer

Published in Health Risk Factor Week, March 9th, 2010

"The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of colorectal neoplasia, using colonoscopy surveillance, in a cohort of patients with gastric cancers. The association between gastric cancer and colorectal cancer has been conflicting," scientists in South Korea report.

"A total of 543 patients (males, 362; females, 181) with gastric cancer were matched with 2 persons from the population without a diagnosis of gastric cancer as confirmed by endoscopy according to age (+/- 2y), sex, date of colonoscopy examination (+/- 2wk), and endoscopist. was the prevalence of colorectal neoplasia diagnosed by colonoscopy. A significantly higher colorectal cancer prevalence was...

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