MAY 9, 2016

Task Force Updates Guidelines for Postsurgical Surveillance Colonoscopy, Adding 10 Years of Data

A decade after publishing consensus recommendations for surveillance colonoscopy in patients who have undergone surgical resection for colorectal cancer (CRC), the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force has updated its guidelines to reflect the body of evidence published since 2006.

The recommendations, geared specifically toward gastroenterologists, clarify the risks for the recurrence of cancer after resection, advise on the timing of surveillance and address the place of fecal occult blood