Colon cancer rates are 65% lower in people with colonoscopy
Jan 13, 2025
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Professor Cha Jae-myung and Lee Ji-young's team conducted a study with Lee Hoon-hee, a researcher at the Big Data Center at Gangdong Kyunghee University Hospital, through big data analysis based on the data requested by the Korea Review and Assessment Service.
The study analyzed the effects of reducing colorectal cancer incidence and mortality by observing those who underwent colonoscopy and those who did not from 2010 to 2013. A total of 748,986 subjects were followed up for a total of 9.64 years by 1:1 matching depending on whether colonoscopy was examined.
As a result of the study, those who underwent colonoscopy had a lower incidence of colorectal cancer by 65% compared to those who had not been tested, and a lower incidence of colorectal cancer-related mortality by 76%. The positive effect of colonoscopy was particularly high in middle-aged and elderly people aged 50 to 65 and the least in super-aged people aged 76 or older.
Through the study, the positive effect of colonoscopy was clearly confirmed, and the effect by age was also confirmed.
Professor Cha Jae-myung of the Department of Gastroenterology at Gangdong Kyunghee University Hospital said, "In various Western medical guidelines, colonoscopy is recommended to 75 years old, and testing is recommended only when necessary for 76 to 85 years old, and testing is not recommended for those over 86 years old. As a result of the study, the positive effect of colonoscopy was low for those over 75 years old, so it is expected that it can be used as a basis for presenting the upper age of colonoscopy."I explained the meaning of the study.
Professor Cha Jae-myung, the corresponding author of this study, has achieved various achievements through active research on digestive diseases centered on the large intestine. In the last five years from 2019 to 2023, 91 papers (15 articles in 2023, 8 articles in the subject; 19 articles in 2022, 9 articles in the subject; 9 articles in the subject; 18 articles in 2020, 6 articles in the subject; 20 articles in 2019, 9 articles in the subject) were reported on colorectal disease. 45% (41) of all studies are reported as the main author and are recognized for their excellent research capabilities.
In addition, he has conducted a colorectal cancer study that analyzed data from the Health Insurance Corporation and has continuously published papers with an impact index of more than 10 points (Am J Gastroenterol, IF: 10.2; Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, IF: 11.6). If a paper with an influence index of 10 or more is published as a main author (one author or corresponding author), it will be introduced to BRIC's people who shine in Korea, and Professor Cha Jae-myung achieved the 5th feat of being introduced in BRIC's 『People Who Shine Korea』 through a study published in the journal Endoscopy.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
