Background & Aims Colorectal cancer risk differs based on patient demographics. We aimed
to measure the prevalence of significant colorectal polyps in average-risk individuals and to …

Context Compared with white individuals, black men and women have a higher incidence
and mortality from colorectal cancer and may develop cancer at a younger age. Colorectal …

Background & Aims: Colonoscopy is often performed with the goal of identification of
patients with serious colon neoplasia. We determined the prevalence of colon masses or …

Background Pre-existing polyps, especially large polyps, are known to be the major source
for colorectal cancer, but there is limited available information about factors that are …

BACKGROUND & AIMS:: Screening recommendations for colorectal cancer (CRC)
commonly take family history but no other risk factors into account. We compared and …

BACKGROUND: Awareness of risk factors for colorectal neoplasia could address risk
reduction strategies in asymptomatic subjects. METHODS: This is a post hoc analysis of a …

OBJECTIVES: The incidence and mortality from colorectal cancer among whites have
decreased, but they have remained unchanged among African Americans. To explain this …

METHODS: Colonoscopies in adults older than 50 years of age usually have diagnostic
indications of varying clinical significance. We combined patients older than 50 years with …

According to current guidelines, screening colonoscopy begins at 50 years for the average-
risk population, although there are not enough data on the incidence of precancerous …

Context Although some studies have shown that men are at greater age-specific risk for
advanced colorectal neoplasia than women, the age for referring patients to screening …