Kommentar zu: Koloskopie-Screening verringert Darmkrebsrisiko

Nun gibt es also endlich, 2 Jahrzehnte nach ihrer Einführung als Kassenleistung im Jahr 2002 in Deutschland, für die Vorsorge-Koloskopie das „Gütesiegel“ des Nachweises der Senkung der Darmkrebs-Inzidenz aus einer randomisierten Studie.

Publication History

Article published online:
08 March 2023

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