Colonoscopy Follow-up Guidelines endorsed by Eastern Health (NL, Canada) as of November 2021:

Note: Following EGD finding of intestinal metaplasia a surveillance gastroscopy is indicated in 2-3 years.

 

Cancer Care Ontario:

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Guidelines for Colonoscopy Surveillance After Screening and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (GASTROENTEROLOGY 2012;143:844–857) Download as PDF (527 KB)

 

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Canadian Association of Gastroenterology - Surveillance Intervals For Individuals With Average Baseline Risk Following Colonoscopy

 

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Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation: Guidelines on colon cancer screening: https://www.cag-acg.org/uploads/guidelines/Colorectal%20cancer%20screening%202004.pdf

CAG colon screening guidelines poster: https://www.cag-acg.org/uploads/guidelines/crc_screening_gi_poster.pdf

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