Purpose Colonoscopy efficacy at preventing proximal colorectal cancer (CRC) is
questioned, and little is known about efficacy in high-risk versus medium-risk populations …

Background & Aims Delays in diagnostic testing after a positive result from a screening test
can undermine the benefits of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, but there are few …

Background and aims: Screening colonoscopy is thought to be a powerful and cost-effective
tool to reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. Whether and when colonoscopy …

Background and Aims Current guidelines recommend screening colonoscopy at 10-year
intervals in average-risk individuals who had baseline screening colonoscopy (no polyps or …

Background: Evidence for surveillance intervals of colonoscopy are primarily based on
adenoma recurrence rate rather than on colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence. Little is known …

Background Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy provide protection against colorectal cancer,
but the magnitude and duration of protection, particularly against cancer of the proximal …

Background and Aims Up to 6% of colorectal cancers (CRCs) are diagnosed within 5 years
of a colonoscopy that did not diagnose CRC (post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer, PCCRC) …

Background & Aims Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence at ages younger than 50 years is
increasing, leading to proposals to lower the CRC screening initiation age to 45 years. Data …

OBJECTIVE: Colorectal cancer screening is underutilized. Total colon examination (TCE),
such as with colonoscopy, can have a significant effect on the measured compliance with …

Background: A major health priority is to increase colorectal cancer screening, and
colonoscopy has become an increasingly important method of screening. The Medicare …