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Published in final edited form as: Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol. 2019 Jun;17(2):292–302. doi: 10.1007/s11938-019-00230-9

Table 2:

Areas for Future Research Regarding CRC Screening and Post-polypectomy Surveillance in Older Adults

• Determine the applicability of CRC screening risk calculators to surveillance patients

• Identify effective ways to communicate risks around CRC after polyp removal to patients

• Determine the role of family history in determining when to stop screening and surveillance

• Integrate history of colonoscopy and number, size, type of polyps into need for ongoing surveillance

• Determine optimal bowel preparation strategies for older adults in terms of tolerability and safety

• Optimize communication of screening and surveillance colonoscopy results to patients

• Identify how and when to stop screening and surveillance in older adults