Question

A 56-year-old man with no symptoms attends for preventive care. He has no family history of colorectal cancer. According to the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, what is the preferred initial screening test for colorectal cancer in average-risk adults aged 50-74 years?

Accepted Answer

Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) every 2 years

Answer

Annual digital rectal examination

Answer

Full colonoscopy every year

Answer

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) blood testing annually

Answer

CT colonography every 5 years as first-line

Practice question

A 56-year-old man with no symptoms attends for preventive care. He has no family history of colorectal cancer. According to the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, what is the preferred initial screening test for colorectal cancer in average-risk adults aged 50-74 years?