In Spain’s Basque Country, colorectal cancer deaths among 50- to 69-year-olds fell by 50.1% after a new immunochemical test was offered every two years. The 21-year observational study linked screening to earlier diagnoses, with 70.8% of detected tumors found at stages I or II, when treatment is often less aggressive.
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Baskisches Screening mit weniger Darmkrebstoten verbunden

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Im Baskenland sank die Sterblichkeit durch Darmkrebs bei 50- bis 69-Jährigen um 50,1%, nachdem alle zwei Jahre ein immunochemischer Stuhltest angeboten wurde. Die 21-jährige Beobachtungsstudie verbindet das Screening mit früheren Diagnosen: 70,8% der entdeckten Tumoren lagen in Stadium I oder II.

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