TABLE 1

Options in colorectal cancer prevention and detection

PreventionDetection
Preferred:
 Colonoscopy every 10 years		Preferred:
 Fecal immunochemical testing every year
Alternatives:
 Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5–10 years
 Computed tomographic colonography every 5 years		Alternatives:
 Fecal occult blood testing every year
 Fecal DNA testing every 3 years

  • Adapted from American College of Gastroenterology guidelines, reference 8.