Value Of Colonoscopy

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Guidelines

2021 USPSTF Guidelines - A Quick Summary
2021 US Preventive Services Task Force colorectal cancer screening recommendations - A Video Summary
Latest 2021 recommendations on colorectal cancer screening from the US Preventive Services Task Force
Guidance for Resuming GI Endoscopy and Practice Operations
The U.S. Multi-Society Task Force (MSTF) on Colorectal Cancer—comprised of representatives from ASGE, ACG and AGA

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- Colonoscopy: THE Cancer Screening Test icon
Colorectal Cancer Screening: Which Test Should You Get?
Colorectal Cancer Screening: Colonoscopy or FIT-Fecal DNA Test

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Customizable Poster/Flyer - Keeping Endoscopy Patients Safe During COVID-19 and Beyond
Customizable Poster – Safety Information for Endoscopy Patients
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Media Coverage

Advocates for Earlier Colorectal Cancer Screenings Win Important Ally

Advocates for earlier colorectal cancer (CRC) screenings recently won a critical ally when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a new draft recommendation to lower the starting age from 50 to 45 in response to increased incidence rates in younger and Black adults.

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CRC Prevention Can't Wait

CRC prevention can't wait — 2 gastroenterologists on precautions needed to continue screening during the pandemic, Becker's Healthcare

NPs and PAs Performing Colonoscopies: Why Not?

Highly trained nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are just as capable of performing screening colonoscopies as gastroenterologists: this is the conclusion from a number of studies conducted across both the United States and Europe.

Task Force Finalizes New Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has published a final recommendation statement calling for individuals to get their first colorectal cancer (CRC) screening at age 45 instead of waiting until age 50.

Colorectal
How Do We Get to 80% Screening?

Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE reviewing Inadomi JM, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019 Dec 27.

The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable set a goal of achieving 80% adherence to colorectal cancer screening in the U.S. by 2018. No individual state has achieved that level, and most states have adherence rates in the 60% to 70% range. This review examined the evidence regarding what measures are effective in increasing adherence.
Colorectal
Small Left-Sided Polyps Seen During Colonoscope Insertion: Remove Them When You See Them

Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE reviewing Teramoto A, et al. Gastrointest Endosc 2019 Dec 23.

Experienced colonoscopists know that when a small polyp is encountered during insertion, it is best to remove it immediately, as identifying it during withdrawal is sometimes difficult. In this trial, patients were randomized to either removal of a left-sided lesion <1 cm in size during insertion or saving it for removal during withdrawal; researchers sought to determine whether there are clinical advantages to immediate removal of lesions during insertion.
Colorectal
Review and Meta-analysis Finds FIT CRC Sensitivity Lower in Stage I and T1

Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE reviewing Niedermaier T, et al. Am J Gastroenterol 2019 Dec 10.

Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) sensitivity for colorectal cancer is often cited at about 80%, using the 20 microgram Hgb/g feces cut-off. However, it is important to know the stage-specific performance because detection of early stages has greater value than detection of late stages. This systematic review and meta-analysis of 44 studies examines the stage-specific sensitivity of FITs.
Colorectal
Screening Rates Still Behind in Blacks

Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE reviewing May FP, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019 Sep 13.

A recent study examined colorectal screening rates by racial and ethnic groups for the years 2008 to 2016 to determine whether screening rates have improved since the Affordable Care Act was implemented and whether progress has been made toward eradicating racial and ethnic disparities in screening.