A 33-year-old woman with a new diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease has bloody diarrhoea, elevated CRP and colonoscopy consistent with ulcerative c...

Question

A 33-year-old woman with a new diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease has bloody diarrhoea, elevated CRP and colonoscopy consistent with ulcerative colitis. She asks about colorectal cancer risk. Which statement is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

Surveillance colonoscopy usually begins 8-10 years after disease onset

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Ulcerative colitis does not increase colorectal cancer risk

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Screening is only needed if there is a family history

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Annual colonoscopy should begin immediately

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Colectomy is recommended solely to prevent cancer

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Ulcerative colitis

A 33-year-old woman with a new diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease has bloody diarrhoea, elevated CRP and colonoscopy consistent with ulcerative colitis. She asks about colorectal cancer risk. Which statement is most accurate?