U.S. Multisociety Task Force Issues New Colonoscopy Surveillance Guidelines

The U.S. Multisociety Task Force — comprised of representatives of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy — has issued new colonoscopy surveillance guidelines, according to a news release.

The full guidelines can be found by clicking here.

The new guidelines make a number of recommendations and also speak to “murky areas” related to colorectal cancer screening.

The guidelines were originally published in 2006.

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