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Review risk factors and others related to family history, diet, obesity, and more.
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Find the best screening plan for each patient at increased or high risk in our easy-to-read table.
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Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening for Individuals at Average Risk
Beginning at age 50, both men and women at average risk for developing colorectal
cancer should use one of the screening tests below:
Tests That Find Polyps and Cancer
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years*
- Colonoscopy every 10 years
- Double contrast barium enema every 5 years*
- CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) every 5 years*
Tests That Mainly Find Cancer
- Guaiac-based fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) every year*,**
- Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) every year*,**
- Stool DNA test (sDNA), interval uncertain*
*Colonoscopy should be done if test results are positive.
**For gFOBT or FIT used as a screening test, the take-home multiple sample method
should be used. A gFOBT or FIT done during a digital rectal exam in the doctor's office
is not adequate for screening.
Read the full guidelines in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
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If all adults 50 and older were screened for
colon cancer, we could cut the death rate
from this disease in half, saving
approximately 25,000 lives per year.