Understanding current guidelines for colorectal cancer screening: a case-based approach.
After a polyp or polyps are discovered on colonoscopy, many patients are being told to come back for repeat colonoscopy unnecessarily soon, thus diverting a scarce resource away from patients who may derive the most benefit--those with high-risk polyps and those who have never been screened.
Bianchi
Laura K
LK
Division of Gastroenterology, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL 60201, USA. LBianchi@enh.org
Burke
Carol A
CA
D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012306:Risk; D013997:Time Factors