Good Bowel Preparation Helps Adenoma Detection
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer in South Africa, and the sixth most lethal. Approximately 25% of patients will have synchronous metastatic disease at the time of their primary CRC diagnosis. Five-year overall survival rates for CRC are 93.2% for stage I, 72.2 – 84.7% for stage II, 52.3 – 83.4% for stage III and 8.1% for stage IV.1 Early adenoma detection is possible with colonoscopy, which is dependent on adequate bowel preparation.
Modern Medicine – Issue 6 2023
