Missed opportunities to initiate endoscopic evaluation for colorectal cancer diagnosis.

Hardeep Singh; Kuang Daci; Laura Petersen; Clyde Collins; Nancy J. Petersen; Anila Shethia; Hashem B. El-Serag

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Missed opportunities to initiate endoscopic evaluation for colorectal cancer diagnosis.

November 18, 2009

Singh H, Daci K, Petersen L, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009;104(10):2543-2554.

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This study identified process breakdowns, including failure to follow up on abnormal test results, as missed opportunities for prevention in colorectal cancer screening and evaluation.

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