KP Research Radio takes a look at new study findings that can help older adults and their physicians determine when to stop colorectal cancer surveillance
Colorectal cancer screening can find a cancer early, when it is easiest to treat. Screening can also prevent cancer by finding polyps — growths that develop on the lining of the colon or rectum. By removing these growths, doctors can prevent cancer from occurring.
People who have had a polyp removed are considered to have a slightly higher risk of getting colorectal cancer. Their doctors will recommend cancer surveillance: routine colonoscopies to look for new growths.
Jeffrey K. Lee, MD, MPH, and Douglas A. Corley, MD, PhD, recently published a study in JAMA Network Open that helps answer a longstanding question: At what age do people who have had a colorectal polyp removed no longer need surveillance colonoscopies?
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