New Data Suggest Colon Cancer Screenings Start At Age 45

Colon cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed forms of cancer in the world. As there are often no symptoms of the disease at its early stages, getting screened is extremely important. This procedure allows your doctor to look for signs of colon cancer and save your life.

Because of the growing number of diagnosed patients from the younger, the American Cancer Society has recently released its updated colon cancer screening guidelines. Instead of the previously suggested age of 50, the recommended time to start screening now is when you reach 45.

What’s behind this change?

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