45 is the New 50: Age to Start Screening for Colorectal Cancer

Due to an alarming rise in cases of colorectal cancer in men and women younger than 50, an independent panel of health specialists has recommended that people of average risk for the malignant disease begin screening at 45 years old instead of the traditional 50.

The USPSTF and ACS Unite Against One Common Concern

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) made significant changes to its 2016 recommendations and aligned them with the guidelines of the American Cancer Society (ACS), which lowered the age for initial colorectal cancer screening to 45 years old in 2018.

A Preventable Disease

Colorectal cancer is …read more