Age
≥ 50
Organization/Year
USPSTF/
2008
Recommended Frequency
Variable
Comments/Grade
USPSTF recommends screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) using fecal occult blood testing, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy in adults beginning at age 50 years and continuing until age 75 years. The risks and benefits of these screening methods vary. (A)
USPSTF recommends against routine screening for CRC in adults aged 76-85 years. There may be considerations that support CRC screening in an individual patient. (C)
USPSTF recommends against screening for CRC in adults older than age 85 years. (D)
USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to assess the benefits and harms of computed tomographic colonography and fecal DNA testing as screening modalities for CRC. (I)
