Some older adults get unnecessary colonoscopies

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Some older adults get unnecessary colonoscopies

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Close to one-quarter of colonoscopies performed on older adults in the U.S. may be uncalled for based on screening guidelines, a new study from Texas suggests. Researchers found rates of inappropriate testing varied widely by doctor. Some did more than 40 percent of their colonoscopies on patients who were likely too old to benefit or who'd had a recent negative screening test and weren't due for another. Guidelines from the U.S. ...

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