Open AccessPoor Knowledge of Personal and Familial Colorectal Cancer Risk and Screening Recommendations Associated with Advanced Colorectal Polyps
Author(s) -
Swati Patel,
Dennis J. Ahnen,
Amitha Prasad Gumidyala,
Jeannine Espinoza,
Andrew Nicklawsky,
Junxiao Hu,
Derek Smith,
Jan T. Lowery,
Gregory L. Austin,
Myles Cockburn
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
digestive diseases and sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1573-2568
pISSN - 0163-2116
DOI - 10.1007/s10620-020-06167-9
Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , dysplasia , hepatology , first degree relatives , family history , colorectal polyp , adenoma , gastroenterology , cancer
Advanced colorectal polyps (adenoma or sessile serrated polyp ≥ 1 cm, adenoma with villous features, adenoma with high-grade dysplasia, or any sessile serrated polyps with dysplasia) are associated with an increased risk of future advanced colorectal neoplasia and confer an increased risk of advanced neoplasia to first-degree family members. Professional societies therefore recommend more intensive surveillance of these polyps and earlier screening for first-degree relatives. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge of personal and familial risk and recommendations among patients with advanced colorectal polyps and identify predictors of knowledge.