Interval colorectal cancers are four times more likely than those detected by colonoscopy to harbor markers of genetic instability, according to a recent study, indicating that these lesions may develop faster than conventional colorectal cancer and clinicians may not be simply missing them.
The results come from a population-based study of all Utah residents diagnosed with CRC over a 14-year period. The researchers reported the findings at the 2018 Digestive Disease Week (abstract