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Cancer Information

SCREENING GUIDELINES

Risk
Procedure
Onset
(Age, yr)
Yearly
Low or Average 65-75 perceint of people Digital Rectal exam & one of the following:
50
Yearly
A. Asymptomatic-
no risk
Factors Fecal occult blood testing & flexible sigmoidoscopy
50
FOB yearly Flex-sig every 5 years
B. Colorectal cancer in no 1st degree relatives Total colon exam (colonoscopy or double contrast barium enema and proctosigmoidoscopy)
50
Every 5 to 10 years
Moderate Risk, 20-30 percent of people  
 
A. Colorectal cancer in 1st Degree relative, age 55 or younger, or 2 or more 1st degree relatives of any ages Colonoscopy
40 or 10 yrs before the youngest case in the family, whichever is earlier
Every 5 years
B. Colorectal cancer in a 1st Degree relative over the age of 55 Colonoscopy
50 or 10 yrs before the age of the case, whchever is earlier
Every 5 to 10 years
C. Personal history of large Greater than or = 1 cm, Or multiple colorectal Polyps of any size Colonoscopy
One year after polypectomy If recurrent polyps- 1 yr
if normal-5 yrs
D. Personal history of colorectal Malignancy- surveillance. After resection for curative Intent Colonoscopy
1 year after
If normal- 3 yrs. If still normal- 5 yrs. If abnormal as above
High Risk, 6-8 percent of people  
 
A. Family history of familial Adenomatous polyposis Flexible Sigmoidoscopy; consider genetic counseling; consider Genetic testing
12 to 14 (puberty)
Every 1 to 2 yrs
B. Family history of hereditary honpolyposis Colon cancer Colonoscopy; consider genetic counseling; consider genetic testing
21 to 40
40
Every 2 years
Every year
C. Inflammatory bowel diseae
1. Left-sided colitis
2 Pancolitis
 

Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy
 

15th
8th
 

Every 1-2 years
Every 1-2 years