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Originally Posted by livi
But seriously, breakfast or not, is colonoskopy recommended as a screening investigation with asymptomatic 50 years old?
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In America there's a big push for routine screening for colorectal cancer. That can include fecal occult blood testing (digital rectal exam), flexible sigmoidoscopy, and/or colonoscopy. For asymptomatic individuals it is recommended (generally--as with anything in medicine there's always debate) that screening start at age 50. Annual DRE, flex sig every 5 yrs, colonoscopy every 10 yrs. If you're symptomatic (blood in stool) or have a significant family history, then screening is recommended to start earlier (i.e. age 35).