The new document reflects expert consensus on the currently available data, the panel said. As more data emerge, the recommendations might change.
“It is possible that different subpopulations will need more or less frequent schedules for rescreening and surveillance. Our recommendations are making an effort to balance the risk of missing advanced colorectal cancer and minimizing the burden and risk of too frequent examinations.”
None of the panel members had any financial disclosures.
SOURCE: Hadjiliadis D et al. Gastroenterology. 2017 Dec 28. doi. org/10.1053/j.gastro.2017.12.012