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The American College of Gastroenterology now recommends average risk patients get their first colonoscopy at age 45. Call to schedule today if your insurance has made the move as well.

ACG Clinical Guidelines: Colorectal Cancer Screening 2021 : Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology | ACG nterology CRC screening guidelines. The guideline is framed around several key questions. We conducted a comprehensive literature search to include studies through October 2020. The inclusion criteria were studies of any design with men and women age 40 years and older. Detailed recommendations for....

USPSTF has a draft statement moving the age for colorectal cancer screening to age 45. This is the age already recommended by the American Cancer Society. The American College of Gastroenterology has not changed its recommendations at this time. Insurance often will not cover colonoscopy at age 45 without other risk factors or symptoms but it appears that the recommendations are moving to age 45 and that will change.

Draft Recommendation: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce Draft Recommendation Statement Colorectal Cancer: Screening October 27, 2020 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Se...

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