From the September 2022 issue of Weill Cornell Medicine's Women's Health Advisor (WHA)
Women Benefit from Earlier Colorectal Cancer Screening
Get your first colorectal cancer screening at age 45, and make healthy lifestyle choices to further reduce your risk.
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For adults at average risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), the recommended starting age for screening was lowered from 50 to 45 by the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in May 2021. “The recommended age for screening was lowered because the data showed the rates of CRC had increased among people […]