Congress recites a December 2022 screening recommendation
What the document says“as of December 2022, the American Gastroenterological Association recommends screening with a standard upper endoscopy in individuals with 3 or more established risk factors”
The eleventh and last of the section's findings. Congress records what it says the American Gastroenterological Association recommended as of December 2022: screening by standard upper endoscopy for individuals carrying three or more established risk factors for Barrett's Esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma. The recommendation is the Association's, recited here; it is not a document indexed on this site. The finding then lists the risk factors, which are recorded separately.
What the document actually says“as of December 2022, the American Gastroenterological Association recommends screening with a standard upper endoscopy in individuals with 3 or more established risk factors”
Congress says a doctors' group told people to get a check. The check uses a small camera down the throat. It is for people with three or more risk signs.
The group is the AGA. It gave this advice in December 2022. The law lists five risk signs.
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