Pitt researchers raise concern over frequency of surveillance colonoscopy
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 12:35
in Health & Medicine
How often patients receive surveillance colonoscopy may need to be better aligned with their risks for colorectal cancer, according to two papers published this month by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers. The studies provide evidence that colonoscopy is both overused and underused in particular patient populations with serious implications for health care spending...