Americans Get Too Many Colonoscopies

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 13:41 in Health & Medicine

Colonoscopies are a very valuable procedure by which to screen for the presence of colorectal cancer but healthy Americans who undergo the uncomfortable examination often have repeat screenings long before they actually should, finds Gina Kruse of Massachusetts General Hospital and colleagues in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.  read more

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