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Should patients who received pelvic radiation get colonoscopy screenings more often than what is recommended for the general population?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Chicago

The excess risk of secondary cancer after radiation has been estimated at 0.5% in a 15 year follow-up period. This relatively low incidence would not justify a higher interval of screening colonoscopy after pelvic radiation. As a component of our patient-reported quality of life survey, we do screen...

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