Colorectal screening is an effective tool in the prevention of deaths from colon cancer. The question is if the screening tools we use now are the most effective and safe available to us. Technological advances are making less invasive, safer tests a possibility - and sooner rather than later if we're lucky.
But today, what tests do we have, which ones work, and what should you as a patient choose when it comes to your own screening.
Resources:
Current USPSTF Guidelines for Colorectal Screening
USPSTF Draft Update Status for Colorectal Screening
Pillcam Accuracy and Safety
Cologard and FIT (Fecal Immunochemical Testing)
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