Physician-patient and Patient-family Communication after colonoscopy

Jiménez J, Jung B, Madlensky L. Am J Gastroenterology 2012; 107:1288-1295; doi:10. 1038/ajg.2012.55

Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is a serious and prevalent health problem in the United States as the third leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women. In recent years, there has been a decrease in CRC incidence rates that has been largely attributed to increases in colonoscopy screenings; however, the screning adherence is far from optimal. The primary goal of the study was to describe the communication of colonoscopy results from the patient’s perspective.