The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has updated its recommendations for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, calling for testing starting at age 50 years and continuing until age 75.
The new guidelines, published in JAMA (doi:10.1001/jama.2016.5989), found that the benefit of screening for in adults aged 50 to 75 is “substantial.” In 2008, the task force recommended screening by colonoscopy every 10 years or flexible sigmoidoscopy every five years, instead of