American College of Gastroenterology Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening 2008

K. Rex, Douglas; A. Johnson, David; C. Anderson, Joseph; Schoenfeld, Phillip; A. Burke, Carol; M. Inadomi, John

doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.104

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American College of Gastroenterology Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening 2008

Published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology • Feb 24, 2009

Authors:

Douglas K. Rex

David A. Johnson

Joseph C. Anderson

Abstract

This document is the first update of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations since 2000. The CRC screening tests are now grouped into cancer prevention tests and cancer detection tests. Colonoscopy every 10 years, beginning at age 50, remains ...

Subject

Sigmoidoscopy

Medicine

Colonoscopy

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