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
...U.S. Multi-Society Task Force (USMSTF) recom...
...he USMSTF suggests that sequential of...
The USMSTF recommends colonoscopy every 10 year...
...ecommends that physicians performing scr...
...e USMSTF recommends that physicians performing FIT...
...mmends CT colonography every 5 years or FIT–...
...lexible sigmoidoscopy every 5–10 years....
...ggests that capsule colonoscopy (if available) i...
...MSTF suggests against Septin 9 for CRC...
...USMSTF recommends that screening begin...
...TF suggests that screening begin in African Amer...
...SMSTF recommends that adults a...
...SMSTF suggests that persons who are up-to-date wi...
...suggests that persons without pri...
Table 1. Approaches to Offering Screening in the Opportunistic Setting
.... Approaches to Offering Screening in the Opp...
Table 2. Histologic Classification of the Two Major Classes of Colorectal Polyps
...istologic Classification of the Two...
Figure 1. Endoscopic Photographs of Conventional Adenomas and Sessile Serrated Polyps
...ure 1. Endoscopic Photographs of Conve...
Table 3. Frequently Asked Questions from Patients to Enhance Colonoscopy Quality
...equently Asked Questions from Pati...
Table 4. USMSTF Ranking of Current Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
...STF Ranking of Current Colorectal Ca...
Table 5. USMSTF Recommendations for Persons With High-Risk Family Histories Not Associated With Polyp Syndromes
...Recommendations for Persons With High-Risk Famil...