Screening for colorectal cancer should begin at 45, not 50. A colorectal cancer expert explains how that could save lives, and why the age was lowered.
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Exact Sciences Applauds Final Task Force Recommendation That Lowers Starting Age for Colorectal Cancer Screening to 45
National Task Force supports Cologuard® as a screening option and screening expands to an additional ˜19 million Americans
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MADISON, Wis., May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today released its final colorectal cancer screening recommendation that screening begin at age 45. Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS) Cologuard
®, referred to as sDNA-FIT, is included as a recommended screening option for all average-risk patients between the ages of 45 and 75.
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, in part because many cancers go undetected until later stages when treatment options are limited.