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Only Half of Patients Get Follow-Up Colonoscopy After Positive Stool Test
Only Half of Patients Get Follow-Up Colonoscopy After Positive Stool Test,Many people undergo a stool test to screen for colon cancer but a new study finds too few follow up with a colonoscopy when that test warns of a possible cancer. Not following up undermines the point of screening, said study-co-author Jeff Mohl, director of research and...

Only Half of Patients Get Follow-Up Colonoscopy After Positive Stool Test

Many people undergo a stool test to screen for colon cancer but a new study finds too few follow up with a colonoscopy when that test warns of a possible cancer. Not following up undermines the point of screening, said study-co-author Jeff Mohl, director of research and…