Becker's Healthcare October 23, 2024
Between new guidelines for colonoscopies to technological innovations, the gastroenterology and endoscopy space has been busy.
Here are seven updates on the industry since Oct. 1, as reported by Becker’s:
1. A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that people aged 45-49 are utilizing fecal immunochemical testing for colorectal cancer screening at similar rates to older people. They also had similar detection of CRC via follow-up colonoscopies, which researchers said strongly supports maintaining 45 as the recommended age for colonoscopies.
2. FIT testing could be as effective as colonoscopies in reducing long-term CRC incidence and mortality, concluded a recent study published in Gastroenterology.
3. GI physicians lauded new colonoscopy guidelines that have lowered the...
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