Fig. 1. Healthcare provider believed to be responsible for ordering MSI/IHC testing to screen for Lynch Syndrome in newly diagnosed CRC under the age of 50.
1For the purposes of this study, “Surgeon” refers to Colorectal Surgeon, General Surgeon, or Surgical Oncologist. 2“Medical Oncologist” refers to those physicians who have completed an Internal Medicine residency followed by a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship. Gastroenterologists who specialize in genetics and GI cancers are included above in the “Gastroenterologist” category