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Surveillance Colonoscopy in Elderly Patients: Finding Few Advanced Adenomas or Colon Cancer

In elderly people undergoing surveillance colonoscopy after previous colon polyps, few advanced adenomas or colon cancer are found. That is the conclusion of American research (JAMA Int Med. 2023; online March 13). Yet, regardless of their life expectancy, these patients are often advised to come back for a follow-up colonoscopy…

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