Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Manuscript ID	68785
Country	United States

Received	2021-06-03 21:10
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Ethical dilemma of colorectal screening: What age should a screening colonoscopy start and stop?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Alla Turshudzhyan, Alexa Trovato and Micheal Tadros
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Alla Turshudzhyan http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6867-7569 Alexa Trovato http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2411-9834 Micheal Tadros http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3118-3893
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Corresponding Author	Micheal Tadros, FACG, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Albany Medical College, 43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, United States. tadrosm1@amc.edu
Key Words	Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Screening; Advanced age patient; Screening colonoscopy
Core Tip	Flynn et al collected data on surgery in colorectal cancer patients who are 85 years or older. They concluded that surgery in this patient population is safe, and that age alone is not a reason to withhold surgery. The incidence of colorectal cancer in patients 80 years and older is increasing. This raises the concern that the current guidelines are withholding screening colonoscopy for healthy elderly patients. On the other hand, a greater number of younger patients are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. This raises an inevitable ethical dilemma of how to best utilize screening and treatment resources.
Publish Date	2021-09-10 10:37
Citation	Turshudzhyan A, Trovato A, Tadros M. Ethical dilemma of colorectal screening: What age should a screening colonoscopy start and stop? World J Gastrointest Endosc 2021; 13(9): 447-450
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v13/i9/447.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v13.i9.447

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