4th leading cause of cancer and

2nd leading cause of cancer related deaths in the US.

 

Screening Guidelines Adults 50-75 years old

ü FOBT

every year ü Sigmoidoscopy

every 5 yrs ü Colonoscopy

every 10 yrs

 

Colorectal Cancer Screening Saves Lives

Colorectal Cancer can be prevented with screening

Most people with early stage

colorectal cancer don’t know it

Greatest Risk Factor: Older age

 

Other Risk Factors: Family History of CRC FAP or Lynch syndrome

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Male sex

Black race  

5th highest incident

rate  

4th highest

mortality rate  

FIT-positive patients have an increased risk of advanced stage CRC when time to colonoscopy

is >6 months  

All FIT-positive patients require

follow-up diagnostic

testing

CRC 5-year survival rate Stage I: >90%

Stage IV: <15%