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Family physicians perform high-quality colonoscopies, but access is an issue

Common Sense Family Doctor

JANUARY 19, 2025

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. But that wasn’t the case for the estimated 1 in 15 US patients whose screening colonoscopies were performed by family physicians in 2021.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. The following graph shows the striking difference in premature mortality between countries with weak or strong primary care: 2. Here are the key results.

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Family physicians perform high-quality colonoscopies, but access is an issue

8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

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