Colorectal Cancer Screening
Key Points
Key Points
Colonoscopy every 10 years and annual fecal immunochemical test (FIT) are currently the first considerations for screening.
A risk-stratified approach is also appropriate, with FIT screening in populations with an estimated low prevalence of advanced neoplasia and colonoscopy screening in high prevalence populations.
Diagnosis
...Diagnosis...
.... Multi-Society Task Force (USMSTF) re...
...e USMSTF suggests that sequential offers of screen...
...commends colonoscopy every 10 years or annual...
...USMSTF recommends that physicians performing scre...
...mmends that physicians performing FIT...
...mmends CT colonography every 5 years or...
...r flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5–10 years. (...
...TF suggests that capsule colonoscop...
...e USMSTF suggests against Septin 9...
...MSTF recommends that screening begin...
...suggests that screening begin in African...
...e USMSTF recommends that adults a...
...USMSTF suggests that persons who...
...USMSTF suggests that persons witho...
Table 1. Approaches to Offering Screening in the Opportunistic Setting
...1. Approaches to Offering Screening in t...
Table 2. Histologic Classification of the Two Major Classes of Colorectal Polyps
...le 2. Histologic Classification of the Two...
Figure 1. Endoscopic Photographs of Conventional Adenomas and Sessile Serrated Polyps
...doscopic Photographs of Conventiona...
Table 3. Frequently Asked Questions from Patients to Enhance Colonoscopy Quality
...able 3. Frequently Asked Questions fr...
Table 4. USMSTF Ranking of Current Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
...4. USMSTF Ranking of Current Colorectal Cance...
Table 5. USMSTF Recommendations for Persons With High-Risk Family Histories Not Associated With Polyp Syndromes
...ble 5. USMSTF Recommendations for Pe...