From Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines to Headlines: Beware!
Authors: Michael Bretthauer, Mette Kalager, David S. Weinberg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2019)

Letters21 May 2019From Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines to Headlines: Beware!Michael Bretthauer, MD, PhD, Mette Kalager, MD, PhD, and David S. Weinberg, MD, MScMichael Bretthauer, MD, PhDClinical Effectiveness Research Group, University of Oslo, and Oslo University Hospital, and Frontier Science Foundation, Oslo, Norway, and Boston, Massachusetts (M.B.), Mette Kalager, MD, PhDClinical Effectiveness Research Group, University of Oslo, and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (M.K.), and David S. Weinberg, MD, MScFox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (D.S.W.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L19-0086 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We thank Drs. Xirasagar and de Groen for their encouraging comments of our article about the new CRC screening guidelines by the ACS. We agree that good-quality colonoscopy is of paramount importance for its benefit in reducing CRC incidence and mortality and the adverse effect that the ACS recommendations may have on it, given the scarce colonoscopy capacity. Money may be far better spent on systematic efforts to increase colonoscopy quality for existing screening than on screening additional age groups with very low risk. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Clinical Effectiveness Research Group, University of Oslo, and Oslo University Hospital, and Frontier Science Foundation, Oslo, Norway, and Boston, Massachusetts (M.B.)Clinical Effectiveness Research Group, University of Oslo, and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway (M.K.)Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (D.S.W.)Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M18-1720. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoFrom Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines to Headlines: Beware! Michael Bretthauer , Mette Kalager , and David S. Weinberg From Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines to Headlines: Beware! Sudha Xirasagar and Piet C. de Groen Metrics Cited byColorectal Cancer Screening: Randomized Trials Are Essential to Support RecommendationsMichael Bretthauer, MD, PhD, Robert E. Schoen, MD, MPH, Amanda J. Cross, PhD, Paul F. Pinsky, MPH, PhDRisk Stratification for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Using a Combination of Genetic and Environmental Risk Scores: An International Multi-Center StudyColorectal cancer screening patterns after the American Cancer Society's recommendation to initiate screening at age 45 yearsHealthcare Provider Perspectives on Lowering Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiation Age to 45 Years: Results From a Survey of Clinicians in the U.S. 21 May 2019Volume 170, Issue 10Page: 734KeywordsAcute coronary syndromeAge groupsColonoscopyColorectal cancer screeningConflicts of interestDisclosureMortalityScreening guidelines ePublished: 21 May 2019 Issue Published: 21 May 2019 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2019 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...