Question

A 60-year-old woman with hypertension and diabetes asks about colorectal cancer screening. She is asymptomatic. According to the CTFPHC, what is the recommended screening strategy for average-risk adults aged 50-74?

Accepted Answer

FIT or gFOBT every 2 years or flexible sigmoidoscopy every 10 years

Answer

Annual colonoscopy

Answer

No screening until symptoms develop

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CT colonography every year

Answer

Stool DNA testing every 6 months

Practice question

A 60-year-old woman with hypertension and diabetes asks about colorectal cancer screening. She is asymptomatic. According to the CTFPHC, what is the recommended screening strategy for average-risk adults aged 50-74?