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|Articles|May 20, 2021
USPSTF lowers age for recommended colorectal screenings
Author(s)Keith A. Reynolds
Colorectal screenings are now recommended for all patients between the ages of 45 years old and 75 years old.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has expanded the recommended ages for colorectal cancer screenings.
According to a
The recommended screening strategies include:
- High-sensitivity guaiac fecal occult blood test (HSgFOBT) or fecal immunochemical test (FIT) every year
- Stool DNA-FIT every 1 to 3 years
- Computed tomography colonography every 5 years
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 10 years + annual FIT
- Colonoscopy screening every 10 years
The task force continues to recommend that physicians selectively offer screening for the condition in patients between 76 years old and 85 years old as the net benefit of screening all members of this population is small, the statement says.
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