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Colonoscopy Screening Among Us Adults Aged 40 Or Older With A Family History Of Colorectal Cancer, Meng-Han Tsai, Sudha Xirasagar, Yi-Jhen Li, Piet C. De Groen
Colonoscopy Screening Among Us Adults Aged 40 Or Older With A Family History Of Colorectal Cancer, Meng-Han Tsai, Sudha Xirasagar, Yi-Jhen Li, Piet C. De Groen
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Introduction
Colonoscopy screening reduces colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality. CRC screening is recommended at age 50 for average-risk people. Screening of first-degree relatives of CRC patients is recommended to begin at age 40 or 10 years before the age at diagnosis of the youngest relative diagnosed with CRC. CRC incidence has increased recently among younger Americans while it has declined among older Americans. The objective of this study was to determine whether first-degree relatives of CRC patients are being screened according to recommended guidelines.
Methods
We studied colonoscopy screening rates among the US population reporting a CRC family history …