On Medical Grounds

Finding Polyps in a Pandemic


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In our continuing series "What Are We Missing?" host Dr. Jane Caldwell speaks with Dr. David Greenwald, director of clinical gastroenterology and endoscopy at Mount Sinai hospital in New York City about about missing diagnoses in colorectal cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(00:13) Introduction
(00:49) Komodo Health study and decreased screening and diagnoses
(02:39) Types of screening, preps, and procedures
(05:08) At-home testing
(07:31) Patient history and screening types
(09:00) Colorectal cancer screening backlog
(11:58) Disparity in colorectal cancer diagnoses
(14:35) Health system screening programs
(17:39) Colorectal cancer in young adults

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