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Colorectal Screening after Polypectomy
- Vikram Boolchand, MD; and
- Gregory S. Cooper, MD
- From the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, and Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106.
IN RESPONSE:
We are pleased to see the interest of Dr. Antaki and Dr. Otto in our survey study of primary care physicians regarding postpolypectomy surveillance. As we report in our article, constantly changing guidelines from various societies remain an issue for the primary care physician. In 2003, the USMSTF guidelines (1) for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance were developed by a panel of both gastroenterology and primary care societies and the ACS guidelines (2) were from a single society …
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