Colonoscopies Missing Cancers
Colonoscopies miss about 6 percent of colorectal cancers, according to researchers at the university of Utah.
Their study found that the “missed” cancers were detected within three to five years after a patient received a clean report.
Researchers say the cancers were either overlooked, or developed rapidly after patients’ colonoscopies.
The undetected cancers tended to appear in patients over 65, those with a family history and patients who previously had polyps.
