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| The findings of a study published by researchers from the IU School of Medicine in Indianapolis in the June 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that the absolute risk of precancerous polyps and colorectal cancer in individuals under age 50 is very low. These findings support current recommendations that routine colon cancer screening begin at age 50 for individuals at average risk for the disease.
Established risk factors for colorectal cancer include a family history of the disease, previous ovarian, uterine, breast or colorectal cancers and ulcerative colitis. The findings were based upon a study of 906 individuals between the ages of 40 and 49, who did not have symptoms of colorectal cancer and who have no established genetic risk for the disease.
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