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Erman Akkus: When to perform the next screening colonoscopy after the first one’s negative findings
May 6, 2024, 20:40

Erman Akkus: When to perform the next screening colonoscopy after the first one’s negative findings

Erman Akkus, Medical Oncology Fellow at Ankara University, shared a post on X:

First screening colonoscopy, negative findings When to perform the next? 10 years or may the longer be possible?

  • If no family history of CRC, could be extended to 15 years
  • Extending from 10 to 15 years could miss the early detection of only 2 CRC cases and the prevention of 1 CRC-specific death per 1000 individuals
  • But, potentially avoiding 1000 colonoscopies

 

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