Many patients who have had polyps removed after a colonoscopy can wait longer for their next exam than previously recommended, according to new evidence-based guidelines from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (USMSTF).
The USMSTF—composed of representatives of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy—revised that recommendation and others in an updated schedule