Colon cancers missed more often in office setting

... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The rate of new or missed colorectal cancers in patients undergoing colonoscopy is influenced by where the screening procedure takes place and by who performs the exam, Canadian researchers report. Cancers are more likely to be missed when the colonoscopy is performed in an office setting, instead of a hospital, and by an internist or family physician, instead of a gastroenterologist or surgeon. ...