Question

A 40-year-old man with no risk factors asks about screening for colorectal cancer. He has no family history of colorectal cancer, no inflammatory bowel disease and is asymptomatic. According to the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, what is the recommended approach?

Accepted Answer

Offer FIT every 2 years starting at age 50

Answer

Begin faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) every 2 years from age 40

Answer

Begin colonoscopy every 10 years from age 40

Answer

No screening until age 50

Answer

Offer CT colonography every 5 years from age 45

Practice question

A 40-year-old man with no risk factors asks about screening for colorectal cancer. He has no family history of colorectal cancer, no inflammatory bowel disease and is asymptomatic. According to the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, what is the recommended approach?