Can Colonoscopy Sow the Seeds of Colorectal Cancer?

Colorectal cancer is a preventable disease.1 Bowel cancer screening whether via fecal immunochemical testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy, or primary colonoscopy, decreases the risk of future colorectal cancer significantly, and colonoscopy is the final common pathway in screening to remove polyps and prevent cancer1,2; however, despite this effectiveness, it has also become evident that colonoscopy is not perfect and cancers occur after a “clear” colonoscopy at a rate of between 2.5% and 8.7% of the total cancers diagnosed, depending on the method used to calculate and the population.
Source: Gastroenterology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research