Colorectal Cancer Screening: Concerns with the Canadian Task Force Guidelines

“The Task Force suggests that colonoscopy does harm… As the incidence of colon cancer (1:19) far outweighs risk associated with colonoscopy, we are concerned that there could be more harm done when cancers are missed by inferior tests.” — letter from Dr. Iain Murray, Gastroenterologist, the 2014-2015 Head of the Ontario Association of Gastroenterology.

Expert Recommended Guidelines

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