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.
By Bill Galluccio
May 18, 2021
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has lowered the recommended age for people to begin getting screened for colorectal cancer. The task force says that asymptomatic people who do not have a history of colon or rectal polyps or a family history of colorectal cancer should get screened when they turn 45.
The task force cited an alarming rise in cases of colorectal cancer in people under the age of 50. The number of cases in adults between the ages of 40 and 49 increased by almost 15% from 2000-2002 to 2014-2016. It s a major area of concern, and investigation theories abound, Dr.
This microscope image from the National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research shows human colon cancer cells with the nuclei stained red. Americans should start getting screened for colon cancer at age 45, according to new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says the age that routine screening begins for colorectal cancer should drop from 50 to 45. Colorectal is the third-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.
Routine screening for colorectal cancer should begin at age 45 instead of 50, an influential panel is recommending.
Starting routine screening five years earlier could prevent more deaths from colorectal cancer, which is the third-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concluded.