Colonoscopy cuts cancer death risk only on left side of colon: study (AFP)

[feedbot]

Colonoscopy cuts cancer death risk only on left side of colon: study (AFP)

AFP - Having a colonoscopy, the procedure where a doctor looks for potentially cancerous growths in the large intestine, helps reduce the risk of death from colorectal cancer but only if the tumor is on the left side of the colon, a study found Tuesday.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthcanceruscanada_081216205145.html