Get colorectal cancer screening from age 45 through 75
USPSTF recommends colorectal cancer screening for adults aged 45 to 75; FIT is every year and colonoscopy is every 10 years.
What it costs
Time and effort to choose a screening test, complete it on its schedule, and arrange follow-up for an abnormal result; some tests also involve preparation, sedation, or a procedure.
What you get
The USPSTF recommends screening all adults aged 45 to 75 years. Its listed schedules include a high-sensitivity guaiac fecal occult blood test or fecal immunochemical test every year, stool DNA-FIT every 1 to 3 years, CT colonography every 5 years, flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years, flexible sigmoidoscopy every 10 years plus annual FIT, and colonoscopy every 10 years.
Notes
The recommendation applies to asymptomatic adults 45 years or older at average risk. The USPSTF lists Grade A for screening adults aged 50 to 75 years, Grade B for adults aged 45 to 49 years, and Grade C for selectively offering screening to adults aged 76 to 85 years. Abnormal stool-based tests, CT colonography, or flexible sigmoidoscopy should be followed up with colonoscopy.