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We need to continuously remind patients of the importance of screening for colorectal cancer. Colonoscopy continues to be the gold standard in preventing colorectal cancer and saving lives. It is still the most effective colorectal cancer screening tool.


Read and listen to remarks by ASGE President Bret Petersen, MD, MASGE in the NPR article on: Colonoscopies save lives. Doctors push back against European study that casts doubt.


The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has collated critical information here to enable you to make informed choices about your health care.


View ASGE leaders promoting the importance of colorectal cancer screening in this Balancing Act segment on Lifetime TV.



Colonoscopy does not just screen for colorectal cancer it is also a critical strategy for preventing cancer

Colonoscopy reduces cancer rates with removal of polyps before they become cancerous, thereby remaining at stage zero

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Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening: Putting New Evidence Into Context

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Promoting the Value of Colonoscopy to Referring Networks and Patients - latest USPSTF guidelines and more

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Promoting the Value of Colonoscopy to Your Patients - a webinar recording

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Colorectal Screening and Surveillance

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Choosing Among Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests

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Choosing Among Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests (with narration)

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Colorectal Screening and Surveillance

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Choosing Among Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests

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Choosing Among Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests (with narration)

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Choosing Among Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests (with narration)

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Choosing Among Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests (with narration)

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Choosing Among Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests (with narration)

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Choosing Among Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests (with narration)

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Colonoscopy is critical for high-risk groups

High risks include previous symptoms, prior polyps, ethnicity, age and other factors

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Colorectal Screening and Surveillance

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Choosing Among Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests 

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Choosing Among Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests (with narration)

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2021 USPSTF Guidelines - A Quick Summary

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2021 US Preventive Services Task Force colorectal cancer screening recommendations - A Video Summary

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Latest 2021 recommendations on colorectal cancer screening from the US Preventive Services Task Force

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Colonoscopy evaluates symptoms in individuals younger than recommended screening age

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Expanding access to high quality colorectal cancer screening and prevention in underserved communities

Ensuring equity in access to colorectal cancer prevention

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GIE: Impact of COVID-19 on colorectal cancer disparities and the way forward

Colorectal Screening and Surveillance

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Choosing Among Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests 

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Choosing Among Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests (with narration)

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GIE: Impact of COVID-19 on colorectal cancer disparities and the way forward

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Colonoscopy is the most efficient colorectal cancer prevention test

Colonoscopy is cost efficient, as well as time-efficient – in 10 years, you will need 10 FIT tests but only one colonoscopy, with a total of four colonoscopies in a lifetime for the average patient

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Colorectal Screening and Surveillance

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Choosing Among Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests

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Choosing Among Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests (with narration)

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Bowel Preparations

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2021 USPSTF Guidelines - A Quick Summary

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2021 US Preventive Services Task Force colorectal cancer screening recommendations - A Video Summary

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Latest 2021 recommendations on colorectal cancer screening from the US Preventive Services Task Force

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Journal Scans

  • Colorectal

    More Evidence That Negative Screening Colonoscopy Can Be Followed by Intervals of More Than 10 Years

    Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE reviewing Heisser T, et al. Gastroenterology 2020 Aug 7.

    This study compared the incidence of advanced neoplasms in 2456 German screening colonoscopy patients who had a previous colonoscopy without polyps to the results from 12,033 first-time screening colonoscopy patients. Among the study objectives, the researchers investigated the prevalence of advanced colorectal neoplasms after colonoscopy intervals beyond 10 years and the potential role of risk stratification.



  • Colorectal

    Yield of Screening in 45- to 49-Year-Olds May Be Same As in 50- to 54-Year-Olds

    Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE reviewing Butterly LF, et al. Am J Gastroenterol 2020 Aug 21.

    The American Cancer Society recently recommended that colorectal cancer screening begin at age 45, but the recommendation is not widely followed. In this study with nearly 41,000 patients, data from a colonoscopy registry was used to compare the prevalence of advanced neoplasia in an “average-risk screening equivalent” cohort of individuals aged 45 to 49 years with patients aged 50 to 54 years and older undergoing screening colonoscopy.



  • Colorectal

    Risk of Death From Colonoscopy in a FIT-Positive Program

    Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE reviewing Kooyker AI, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020 Aug 7.

    Data from nearly 173,000 individuals who underwent follow-up colonoscopy after a positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT) result were evaluated by researchers in this study to understand colonoscopy-related mortality within the Netherlands' national FIT screening program for colorectal cancer.



  • Colorectal

    Negative Colonoscopy Predicts Reduced Risk of Colon Cancer for 17 Years

    Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE reviewing Pilonis ND, et al. Ann Intern Med 2020 May 26.

    Previous studies in symptomatic populations have found that a negative colonoscopy predicts a reduction in colorectal cancer incidence for greater than 20 years. The current study examined the impact of a negative screening colonoscopy, specifically the effects of a high-quality examination, in 165,887 individuals who were followed for up to 17.4 years. <br><br> <a href="https://rss.com/podcasts/asgejournalscan/49532">Listen to podcast on this article.</a>



  • Colorectal

    Risks of Colonoscopy: Not Just Bleeding and Perforation

    Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE reviewing Laanani M, et al. Am J Gastroenterol 2020 Apr.

    This study evaluated more than 4 million patients undergoing a first-time colonoscopy to assess incidence rates of systemic serious adverse events, including shock, myocardial infection, stroke, pulmonary embolism, acute renal failure, and urolithiasis. Risk factors were also identified.



  • Colorectal

    High-Volume Colonoscopy Predicts Higher Cecal Intubation Rates and Lower Perforation Risk, but Not Higher Detection or Cancer Prevention

    Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE reviewing Forbes N, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020 Mar 20.

    In a systematic review and meta-analysis encompassing 27 studies with 11,276,244 colonoscopies, researchers evaluated whether there is an association between procedure volume and adenoma detection rates, cecal intubation rates, adverse events, or postcolonoscopy cancer.



  • Colorectal

    Improving ADR Shown Again to Save Lives

    Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE reviewing Lam AY, et al. Gastrointest Endosc 2020 Feb 21.

    A 2017 study from the Polish screening colonoscopy program showed that when doctors improved their adenoma detection rate (ADR), their patients lowered their risk of interval colorectal cancer after colonoscopy. The current study was performed at a single center in the U.S., where in 2010, a quality program was instituted that involved increasing use of split-dose bowel preparation, withdrawal time measurement, ADR measurement, report cards, and educational and corrective sessions.



  • Colorectal

    Primary Care Physicians Order 88% of FIT-Fecal DNA Tests

    Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE reviewing Weiser E, et al. J Med Screen 2020 Feb 13.

    This industry-sponsored study examined adherence rates to the fecal immunochemical test-fecal DNA test. The study, which included 368,494 Medicare patients for whom the test was ordered, also reports data on tests ordered and completed, according to the ordering physician specialty.



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    Radiographic Studies Unreliable for Polyp Detection in Patients With Incomplete Colonoscopy

    Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE reviewing Parsa N, et al. Gastrointest Endosc 2020 Feb 4.

    When colonoscopy is incomplete, radiographic studies are often ordered to complete colorectal imaging. In a single U.S. center with a large experience performing colonoscopy in patients with previous incomplete colonoscopies, researchers identified patients who underwent either CT colonography or barium enema within 3 years of the repeat colonoscopy and evaluated the sensitivity of radiographic imaging performed for this purpose.



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    Cancer After Colonoscopy in UK Study Associated With, Well, Some Very Poor-Quality Colonoscopy

    Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE reviewing Anderson R, et al. Gastroenterology 2020 Jan 8.

    Much of the quality movement in colonoscopy has been directed to preventing interval cancer following colonoscopy. To determine the factors that cause this outcome, researchers reviewed cases of 107 interval cancers at a single medical center, involving 61,110 colonoscopies over an 11-year period with a 3-year interval cancer rate of 4.7%.



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