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Screening Guidelines for Average Risk
Average risk person - any person age 50 or older who does not qualify for one of the increased risk categories.
| SCREENING TEST |
RECOMMENDATIONS |
| Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) |
Annually |
| Sigmoidoscopy |
Every five years |
| FOBT Combines with Sigmoidoscopy |
Recommended as the preferred approach over FOBT alone |
| Double-Contrast Barium Enema (DCBE) |
Option every five - 10 years |
| Colonoscopy |
Option every 10 years |
Information obtained from:
| ACS- |
American Cancer Society Detection and Treatment Advisory Group on Colorectal Cancer |
| USPSTF- |
U.S.Preventative Services Task Force is an independent expert panel charged by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The expert panel was assembled by contract of the Federal Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) with the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). |
| ASGE- |
The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, founded in 1941 |
| CDC- |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is an organization of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
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