WASHINGTON—In the large Minnesota Colon Cancer Screening Trial, long-term follow-up has documented a significantly increased incidence of colorectal cancer in patients with any adenomas on baseline colonoscopy and a risk for death among those whose adenomas were advanced.
“The study underscores the importance of surveillance colonoscopy for individuals with advanced adenomas,” said Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, the director of outcomes research in the Division of Gastroenterology and