More People Are Getting Screened Earlier For Colon Cancer

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Encouraging news in the fight against colorectal cancer, particularly among younger adults, thanks to updated screening guidelines and increased awareness.

  • According to new research from the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer screenings among adults aged 45 to 49 rose by 62% from 2019 to 2023, after guidelines were lowered to recommend screening beginning at age 45 for those at average risk (down from 50).

As a result, the disease is being caught earlier — when it’s more treatable and the procedures are less intense. There’s also been a 50% relative increase in early-stage diagnoses from 2021 to 2022, which experts attribute to the rise in screenings, not necessarily a spike in new cases.

Part of that rise in testing is being attributed to higher participation rates when people get tested via at-home screening kits, a separate study published Monday in JAMA found.

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