In 2021, the recommended age for a colonoscopy for someone at average risk was lowered to 45 from 50, after data showed a 15% rise in people 40 to 49.

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Rectal location and timing of diagnosis had minimal impact on cancer-specific and all-cause mortality rates for patients with postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer, according to a cohort study published ...

But how often should you get a colonoscopy after you turn 50? ... you’re also at a higher risk for colon cancer. Colonoscopies after age 75. Once you turn 75, ...

After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide if you still need screenings. If a colonoscopy shows everything is normal, the usual schedule is to repeat it again ...

Screening colonoscopies in 45- to 49-year-olds yield similar rates of cancer and lesions as in 50- to 54-year-olds, according to a new analysis.

Dean’s half-brother underwent a colonoscopy shortly after their birth mother died at 46 from colorectal cancer. He urged Dean to do the same knowing that she was at a higher risk.