Identifying High Risk Patients and Families in Your Practice
In What can Gastroenterologists & Endoscopists Do to Advance 80% by 2018?, we describe the key role that gastroenterologists and endoscopists play in the national effort to make sure 80% of age-appropriate adults are regularly screened for colorectal cancer by 2018.
Identifying high risk patients and families is another key step you can take to ensure your patients and their families receive timely and appropriate screening. This supplemental guide is meant to aid you in these efforts.
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