The recommended age to start screening for colorectal cancer was lowered in 2021 from 50 to 45 for people of average risk.

Medically reviewed by Sonal Kumar, MD Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in and around the anus while colon cancer is a type of cancer that affects the large intestine. Both can cause rectal bleeding, but ...

These findings held true when the size cutoff was set at 0.5 cm. Patients aged 50 years or older were more likely to have sessile polyps (p=0.023) and polyps located in the proximal colon (p=0.009).