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Appendicitis? Get a colonoscopy within the next year.
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Appendicitis? Get a colonoscopy within the next year.

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Dr. Devaki Lindsey Berkson
May 27, 2023
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In an exhaustive 5-year French study on patients followed after having appendicitis and treatment, it was statistically clear that patients' risk of colon cancer nearly quadrupled within a year of being treated for acute appendicitis.

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  • Past reports associating appendicitis with colon cancer have mostly been based on single-center series limited …

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