The number of Americans under the age of 50 being diagnosed with colorectal cancer is increasing at an alarming rate, according to a new study.
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. for men and women combined, according to research from the journal Cancer, published by the American Cancer Society.
Most doctors recommend that patients start having colon screenings, like colonoscopies, at age 50, but some are calling for testing to begin earlier. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention who health care providers look to for recommendations of when to screen people for various diseases, including cancer. Their current recommendation is for routine colorectal cancer screening to start at age 50 for people who do not have symptoms or a known family history.Health care providers and insurance companies often defer to the USPSTF recommendations for when to recommend testing.
“Colorectal cancer screening saves lives,” says Dr. Alex Krist, vice chair of the USPSTF in an interview with ABC News. He added that not enough people are getting screened. “Sadly if you look at national statistics only about 60% of adults who should be screened are getting screened.”
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