In a departure from the 2007 standards, the update supports CTC for routine colorectal cancer screening in average-risk asymptomatic patients. Citing insufficient research in 2007, AGA now states “several multidisciplinary groups involved in CRC [colorectal cancer] screening guideline development, including the AGA, have endorsed CT colonography for CRC screening.”
By pledging its support, the AGA joins the American Cancer Society and the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Technology Evaluation Center.
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