From Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines to Headlines: Beware!

On 30 May 2018, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released updated guidelines for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Whereas nearly all previous guidelines recommended screening beginning at age 50 years, the ACS recommended that an additional 22 million Americans aged 45 to 49 years also participate in CRC screening. This commentary discusses concerns about the evidence behind and implications of the ACS recommendation to expand CRC screening to younger persons.

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