Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Verified colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality rates by site of cancer*
| No of deaths | Rate (per 1000 person years) | ||||
| Intervention group | Control group | Intervention group | Control group | Mortality ratio (95% CI) | |
| Site of cancer† | |||||
| Proximal to the sigmoid colon | 212 | 251 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.84 (0.70–1.01, p=0.068) |
| Distal cancers | 368 | 420 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.88 (0.76–1.01, p=0.062) |
*Cancers of unknown site excluded.
†Interaction p=0.75.
