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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Safe to Extend CRC Screening Intervals in Some Cases

But ‘quality makes a difference’

—By Caroline Helwick

San Diego—Following a high-quality colonoscopy with negative findings, it may be safe to wait more than 10 years for the next colorectal screening exam, researchers in Poland have found.

Under the right circumstances, the incidence of both colorectal cancer and mortality was reduced out to 17 years, according to the study, which included outcomes observed in more than 200,000 participants in the Polish Colorectal Cancer Screening Program. A negative, high-quality