MARCH 14, 2016

Know the guidelines: When do you stop screening for colorectal cancer?

 

Previous articles in this series have covered when to start colorectal cancer screening (age 50 for most people), the best test to find and prevent colorectal cancer (colonoscopy), and how often to repeat normal colonoscopies (every 10 years). In this last installment, we will discuss when to stop screening for colorectal cancer.

Stop sign

It is sometimes an awkward conversation to have, but the truth is that at a certain age, we eventually stop checking