Editorial: Interval Cancers: Learning from the Past as We Build for the Future

While colonoscopy is the gold standard for the evaluation of the colon, research on post-colonoscopy colorectal cancers has increased our awareness of its limitations. In this issue of theJournal, Erichsenet al.provide evidence to suggest that post-colonoscopy colorectal cancers are most likely due to missed cancers at the time of the index colonoscopy, rather than due to aggressive tumor biology. Ultimately, studies demonstrating the...