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Table 1 -- Current guidelines for CRC screening from different organizations |
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| USPSTF (2002) |
AHCPR (1997) |
ACG (2000) |
ACS (2001) |
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| Age | ≥ 50 | ≥ 50 | ≥ 50 | ≥ 50 |
| FOBT | Annually | Annually | Combined with flex. sig. annually | Annually |
| Flex. Sig. | Interval not specified | Every 5 yrs | Combined with FOBT, every 5 yrs | Every 5 yrs |
| FOBT plus flex. sig. | Either or both | Either or both | Alternative strategy | Combined tests preferred over either alone |
| Colonoscopy | Interval not specified | Every 10 yrs | Preferred strategy every 10 yrs | Every 10 yrs |
| Barium enema | No recommendation | Every 5-10 yrs | Not recommended | Every 5 yrs |