New York—For older patients who remain in good health, colonoscopy screening may make sense well after the currently recommended stopping point of 75 years of age, new research has revealed.
“Our results show a significant drop in prevalence of CRC [colorectal cancer] in the age group 80 to 85 years, but a subsequent increase in patients 90 years of age or older,” said Gurjiwan Virk, MD, a resident physician affiliated with both Albany Stratton VA Medical Center and Albany