Cohort Study: Age at initiation of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy and colorectal cancer risk.

Age at Initiation of Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Risk Among US Women – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

Age at Initiation of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Risk of Colorectal Cancer Among U.S. Women – The ASCO Post

Starting screening before age 50 is found to significantly reduce the risk and incidence of colorectal cancer in women – Massachusetts General Hospital

Related:

Updates on Age to Start and Stop Colorectal Cancer Screening: Recommendations From the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer – Gastroenterology

Screening for Colorectal Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

ACG Clinical Guidelines: Colorectal Cancer Screening 2021 – The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Screening and prevention of colorectal cancer – The BMJ

Current and future colorectal cancer screening strategies – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (if the link is paywalled, try this one in PMC)

Colorectal cancer incidence, mortality, tumour characteristics, and treatment before and after introduction of the faecal immunochemical testing-based screening programme in the Netherlands: a population-based study – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary on Twitter

Initiation of an endoscopy before age 50 was associated with lower risk of colorectal cancer incidence & young-onset cancer. These findings support recent guidelines that recommend initiating colorectal cancer screening before age 50. https://t.co/T85cIS5AIS #CRCSM #GICSM

— JAMA Oncology (@JAMAOnc) May 5, 2022