Colorectal Cancer Screening for High-Risk Patient

Very Hard Health Promotion And Disease Prevention Screenings

A 52-year-old male patient with a family history of colorectal cancer presents for a routine health maintenance examination. He has not undergone a colonoscopy yet and is unsure about the recommended screening guidelines. As a nursing student preparing for your NCLEX-RN exam, you must identify which screening method is most appropriate for this patient based on the current guidelines for colorectal cancer screening.

Annual fecal occult blood test starting at age 50.

Colonoscopy every 10 years starting at age 50.

Sigmoidoscopy every 5 years starting at age 45.

CT colonography every 5 years starting at age 50.

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