Risk Factors Such as Male Sex, Smoking, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, and Fatty Liver Do Not Justify Screening Colonoscopies Before Age 45.

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Abstract

Recently, many studies have reported that male sex, smoking, fatty liver, metabolic syndrome (MetS), and obesity are risk factors for colorectal neoplasia (CRN). However, current guidelines recommend that persons at average risk of colorectal cancer begin screening colonoscopy at age 50 years without consideration of those risk factors.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Dig. Dis. Sci.

Title: Digestive diseases and sciences

Publisher: Springer Nature America, Inc

ISSN (Electronic): 1573-2568

ISSN (Print): 0163-2116

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2016

Volume: 61

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, 108, Pyung-Dong, Jongro-Ku, Seoul, 110-746, Korea.

[2 ] Center for Cohort Studies, Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

[3 ] Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

[4 ] Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, 108, Pyung-Dong, Jongro-Ku, Seoul, 110-746, Korea. diksmc.park@samsung.com.

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Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s10620-015-3912-5

DOI: 10.1007/s10620-015-3912-5

PubMed ID: 26462487

SO-VID: fafcf3b9-23ca-44b3-966d-59647069d075

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Keywords: Risk factor,Colorectal neoplasia,Screening colonoscopy

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Keywords: Risk factor, Colorectal neoplasia, Screening colonoscopy

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