After an increase in colorectal cancer among patients younger than 50, U.S. guidelines started recommending that screening begin at age 45 for average-risk adults. This study showed that ...

Facility-based colorectal cancer screening among young adults in the U.S. has become more prevalent since medical guidelines lowered the recommended age to begin CRC screening to 45, according to ...

The mean monthly screening volume increased 955% in individuals aged 45 to 49 years, compared to 46% in individuals aged 50 to 75 years, study researchers reported.

The findings of this cohort study suggest that facility-based colorectal cancer screening among adults ages 45 to 49 ...

The recommendation to begin colorectal cancer screening at ages 45 to 49 has increased participation rates in this younger age group. Earlier screening appears to have increased the earlier detection ...

A November meeting of an influential preventive services advisory committee has been postponed by the Department of Health ...

The findings of this cohort study suggest that facility-based colorectal cancer screening among adults ages 45 to 49 increased nearly 10-fold following U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) ...

As more people aged 45-49 are getting screened for colon cancer, more early stage diagnoses are being made, according to new research from the American Cancer Society. The recommended age to begin ...

Most Americans hear "colorectal cancer screening" and think "colonoscopy" -- the unpleasant cleanse, the snakelike scope, the wobbly ride home. It's a process that's undeniably inconvenient, yet one ...