Understanding current guidelines for colorectal cancer screening: a case-based approach.
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Abstract
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.