Rule out CRC in patients
Noninvasive CRC screening options can lead to
better patient outcomes1
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) supports CRC screening that includes both noninvasive screening options and colonoscopy to address patient barriers and to improve participation.2
Noninvasive CRC screening may help1:
Reserve time-consuming
colonoscopy for patients at higher risk and patients with a positive result from a noninvasive test
colonoscopy for patients at higher risk and patients with a positive result from a noninvasive test
In a study, colonoscopies
following positive stool-based
tests were associated
with 3 times higher life-years
gained compared with
screening colonoscopy3
Closing the screening gap
7.4years
Estimated time it would take for
gastroenterologists (GIs) to screen
every eligible patient for CRC with
colonoscopy only if noninvasive
screening options were not offered4-6*
gastroenterologists (GIs) to screen
every eligible patient for CRC with
colonoscopy only if noninvasive
screening options were not offered4-6*
It is essential to include
noninvasive in the
screening conversation to
screen every eligible patient
as soon as possible7
The decrease in colonoscopy procedures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a national shortage of GIs and
patient-perceived barriers to colonoscopy, all contribute to prevent the screening gap from being closed.5,8,9