TOPLINE:

Individuals who adopted a healthier lifestyle after their first screening colonoscopy had a lower risk for both colorectal cancer (CRC) and major chronic diseases.

METHODOLOGY:

Previous research has shown that lifestyle modifications after polypectomy can lower the risk for CRC, but the effect of such changes following screening colonoscopy remains unclear.

Researchers prospectively analyzed data from three large US cohort studies (two Nurses’ Health Study cohorts and one Health Professionals Follow-up Study) to assess the effect of lifestyle changes made after screening colonoscopy on the incidence of CRC and major chronic diseases.

Participants (mean age post-screening, 63 years; 84% women) were asked biennially in a questionnaire whether they’d had a colonoscopy in the pas

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