San Diego—People found during screening colonoscopy to have low-risk adenomas do not have a higher risk for subsequent colorectal cancer and death than those without adenomas, according to a new study.
In contrast, the presence of high-risk adenomas was associated with a nearly threefold increased risk for CRC and death, according to the researchers, who presented their results at the 2019 Digestive Disease Week (abstract 689).
“The findings suggest that for patients with high-risk