Question

A 50-year-old average-risk man with no family history of colorectal cancer attends for preventive care. He has no gastrointestinal symptoms. According to the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, which of the following is an appropriate screening strategy for colorectal cancer?

Accepted Answer

FIT (faecal immunochemical test) every 2 years between ages 50 and 74

Answer

Start annual colonoscopy at age 40

Answer

No screening until age 60

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Single flexible sigmoidoscopy at age 80

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CT colonography annually from age 50

Practice question

A 50-year-old average-risk man with no family history of colorectal cancer attends for preventive care. He has no gastrointestinal symptoms. According to the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, which of the following is an appropriate screening strategy for colorectal cancer?