Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Asymptomatic Average-Risk Adults
Publication Date: November 5, 2019
Last Updated: March 14, 2022
Guidance Statements
Clinicians should screen for colorectal cancer in average-risk adults between the ages of 50 and 75 years.
Clinicians should select the colorectal cancer screening test with the patient on the basis of a discussion of benefits, harms, costs, availability, frequency, and patient preferences. Suggested screening tests and intervals are fecal immunochemical testing or high-sensitivity guaiac-based fecal occult blood testing every 2 years, colonoscopy every 10 years, or flexible sigmoidoscopy every 10 years plus fecal immunochemical testing every 2 years.
Clinicians should discontinue screening for colorectal cancer in average-risk adults older than 75 years or in adults with a life expectancy of 10 years or less.
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Title
Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Asymptomatic Average-Risk Adults
Authoring Organization
American College of Physicians