According to Dr. Peyton Berookim, a Colonoscopy Los Angeles specialist, colonoscopies are incredibly effective in the reduction of colorectal cancer.

In patients with nonmalignant cancer findings, colorectal cancer and overall mortality rates have been found to be exponentially lower after colonoscopy screenings.

Researchers reviewed the data of 1.5 million patients who participated in 11 studies. Through the use of random-effect models, researchers were able to find a significant correlation between colonoscopy patients with nonmalignant findings and overall reductions of colorectal cancer.

The results of these findings are incredibly important, and highlight the positive effects of regular colonoscopy screenings. The researchers believe that the information gained about the overall effect of colonoscopy and the individual effect of colonoscopy screening will prove to be very informative.

Researchers note that the information these findings provide could help on a global level.

Colonoscopy screening is not practiced in several countries, including developed ones. Essentially, these findings could persuade health officials in other countries to start practicing colonoscopies regularly.

With even more analysis, screening for colonoscopies showed an even higher amount of reductions in colorectal cancer incidences.

To note, colonoscopy screenings showed similar protection for both men and women. That said, colonoscopies were found to be less protective in the case of proximal (cancer of the cecum, ascending colon, and transverse colon) colorectal cancer mortality and distal (descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectosigmoid, and rectum) colorectal cancer.

The main points to remember are:

• There is a significant link between those who get colonoscopies and the overall reduction of colorectal-cancer related deaths.
• The information provided by this study could influence health on a global scale; more colonoscopy screening could be done around the world.
• Colonoscopy screenings for both men and women result in the same amount of colorectal cancer reduction.
• Colonoscopies are less protective in the cases of proximal and distal colorectal cancer.