Family physicians perform high-quality colonoscopies, but access is an issue
Common Sense Family Doctor
JANUARY 19, 2025
But that wasn’t the case for the estimated 1 in 15 US patients whose screening colonoscopies were performed by family physicians in 2021. Most patients who choose colonoscopy as a screening test for colorectal cancer are referred from primary care to a gastroenterologist or other specialist who performs endoscopy.
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