New Study Supports Trained Nurses as Part of Colorectal Cancer Screening Workforce
Stuttgart, October 2026 – A nationwide Swedish registry study by Anna M. Forsberg, MD, et al., published in "Endoscopy" (Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart. 2026), revealed that trained nurses performed screening colonoscopies at a high-quality level, comparable to physician endoscopists. Across nearly 28,000 procedures, nurses even had slightly higher odds of detecting adenomas than physicians, while the detection of advanced adenomas and colorectal cancer demonstrated comparable outcomes. The findings indicate a pragmatic approach to expanding screening capacity without compromising core quality indicators or patient safety.
