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Screening guidelines
People with no family history of colorectal cancer and no symptoms should get a colonoscopy at age 50 and at regular intervals thereafter.
People who have a family member with colon or rectal cancer or adenomatous (precancerous) polyps should get a colonoscopy at age 40 or 10 years before the age at which the family member was diagnosed. (When one family member gets colon or rectal cancer, first-degree relatives—parents, sisters, brothers, and children—have a higher risk than the general population of developing colon or rectal cancer.)
Discuss with your doctor what other tests might be appropriate for you, at what age you should begin screening, and how often you should be tested.
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