May 2021 - AMSURG

Need a Gastroenterologist? Look Past Average

By darkspire | May 26, 2021 |

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of primary care and prevention experts, recently issued new guidelines that recommend individuals of average risk begin colorectal cancer (CRC) screenings at age 45 instead of age 50.

AMSURG and Mount Sinai Health System Release New Research on Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

By darkspire | May 24, 2021 |

AMSURG, a division of Envision Healthcare and a national leader in outpatient care, and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, world-renowned for its groundbreaking research, released new findings on colorectal cancer (CRC), which support several recommendations to lower the screening age from 50 to 45 for people who are at average risk for CRC. The findings were presented at the Digestive Disease Week® 2021 virtual scientific meeting on May 23.