Causes of Pain in Females
Who Should Get Screened for Colon and Rectal Cancer?
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Are you aged 50 or older?
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Are you having blood in stool?
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Is there any recent change in your bowel habit?
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Has your first degree relative had colorectal cancer?
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Has your first degree relative had colon polyps?
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Do you have a chronic inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease?
Why Screening Asymptomatic Individuals Have Great Chances of Cure?
Screening schedule
Screening should begin at ages 50, which are at average risk for colorectal cancer. People with high risk should be screened earlier.
Average Risk Group– Asymptomatic and no family history
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Screening starts at 50 years of age
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Digital rectal examination, and Stool occult blood testing – Every year
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Flexible sigmoidoscopy- every 5 years
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Colonoscopy – every 10 years
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Barium enema – every 5-10 years
High Risk Group
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Family history of colorectal cancer- colonoscopy 10 years prior to youngest case in family
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Personal history of colorectal polyp- Colonoscopy one year after polypectomy if polyp was more than 1 cm, multiple and villous or three years after polypectomy for solitary tubular polyp.
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Personal history of colorectal cancer/endometrial/ovarian cancer
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Very High Risk Group
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Family history of familial adenomatous polyposis
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Family history of non polyposis colorectal cancer- Colonoscopy 10 years prior to youngest family member
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People with inflammatory bowel disease- after15th year of diagnosis
Our Specialist
Dr. Nitish Jhawar
M.S., FMAS, FIAGES, FALS, FACRSI
Fellow Advance Laparoscopic Surgery
Fellow Colorectal Surgery USA
Senior Laparoscopic & Colorectal Surgeon
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