Su1657 Colorectal Cancer Screening Colonoscopy - Absent Distal Polyps in Advanced Proximal Neoplasia

The National Health Service Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (NHS BCSP) offers colonoscopy to people testing positive for Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) after the age of 60. In addition, the 'Bowel scope screening' test offers once-only flexible sigmoidoscopy to people in the UK after the age of 55. The Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) cancer screening trial in the USA found that flexible sigmoidoscopy is associated with decreased colorectal cancer incidence but used a lower threshold for follow up diagnostic colonoscopy when compared to similar studies in Europe.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Sunday – ASGE poster Source Type: research