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Colorectal cancer and lower GI symptoms
A practice question in the style of the MCCQE MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A 41-year-old woman's father was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 48. She is well. When should she start screening, and with which test?
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The answer is E: Colonoscopy now.
With one first-degree relative with colorectal cancer, screening is by colonoscopy starting at age 40 or 10 years before the relative's diagnosis (38), whichever is earlier. She is 41, so she should start now.
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