The updated national colorectal cancer screening guidelines that recommend screening begin at age 45 -; rather than 50 -; can benefit younger adults, a new Kaiser Permanente study found.

The updated national colorectal cancer screening guidelines that recommend screening begin at age 45—rather than 50—can ...

The FIT results came back positive for 3.6% of the younger group and for 4.0% of those age 50 (RR 0.91, 95% CI 0.84-0.98).

2.8% of those ages 45 to 49 and 2.7% of those age 50 received a cancer diagnosis following their colonoscopy. Since 2008, ...

Annual fecal immunochemical test-based surveillance could be as effective as colonoscopies in reducing long-term colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, according to a recent study published in ...

Kaiser Permanente study shows updated national colorectal cancer screening guidelines that recommend screening begin at age 45 — rather than 50 — benefit younger adults.

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If no polyps or cancers are found, the average patient can wait 10 years before having another colonoscopy. Fecal tests can be done at home. Patients collect a stool sample and mail it to or drop ...