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CRC incidence has increased 51% in the past 30 years in adults under 50.1 The United States Preventive Services Task Force and American Cancer Society both recommend starting CRC screening as soon as an average-risk patient turns 45, partly because of this rising incidence.1,2*†
In the past 30 years, there has been a 51% increase in CRC incidence in adults under the age of 50.1 This rising incidence contributes to the United States Preventive Services Task Force and American Cancer Society recommendation to start screening at 45 years old.*†1,2
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