Primary-Care Physicians Can Fill Gap in Colorectal Cancer Screening (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Primary-Care Physicians Can Fill Gap in Colorectal Cancer Screening (2 of 2)

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The number of people who need colonoscopies to screen for colorectal cancer is outpacing the number of endoscopists available to perform them, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. But properly trained primary care physicians -- internists, family medicine physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists and general practitioners -- can perform the test as safely and effectively as endoscopists, according to a study published in the Jan. 12 issue of the Annals of Family Medicine

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Phil Jones, Medical College of Georgia campus photographer

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