Early-detection and prevention effects of screening sigmoidoscopy: evidence from randomized trials revisited
A single screening sigmoidoscopy prevents 2 out of 3 incident cancers in the distal colon and rectum over a period of more than 20 years, on top of early-detecting prevalent cases at screening.
Authors
- Thomas Heisser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1348-3350)
- Michael Hoffmeister (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8307-3197)
- Tim Holland‐Letz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0348-8163)
- Annette Kopp‐Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1810-0267)
- Hermann Brenner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6129-1572)
Institutions
- German Cancer Research Center (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf313
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Deutsche Krebshilfe