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What is your preferred screening tool for colon cancer in an average-risk patient?

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Primary Care · Duke University

For their first time screening, I universally recommend a colonoscopy (in the absence of contraindications or social barriers) to evaluate for polyps, followed in 5-10 years by a yearly FIT or Cologuard every three years (unless the patient has a strong preference for a repeat colonoscopy). Repeat c...

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