Over 45?
It’s time to get screened!
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Should you be getting screened?
Even for patients who are generally healthy or have no family history,1,2 regular screening for colon cancer is crucial for staying safe and identifying disease early.
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Colon cancer is the second deadliest cancer overall1
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Colon cancer rates are increasing for individuals younger than 551
> 2 IN 3
individuals with colon cancer have no family history2
Listen to the experts
The US Preventive Services Task Force, the American College of Gastroenterology, and the US Multi-Society Task Force on colorectal cancer all recently updated their guidelines for colon cancer screening.3–5
For average-risk adults,* screening should begin at age 45.
The primary recommended screening methods are either FIT every year or colonoscopy every 10 years.
Are you 45 or Older?
Even for people who are generally healthy or have no family history,1,2 regular screening starting at age 45 is crucial for early detection.
Getting OC-Auto FIT is easy.
If you are between the ages of 45 and 75 and of average risk*, be sure to ask your healthcare provider about annual screening with OC-Auto FIT, or order a kit for yourself today.
*Professional guidelines recommend regular colon cancer screening for all average-risk adults between 45-75 years of age.3-5 For screening purposes, you are at average risk of colorectal cancer if you do not have a personal history of colorectal cancer or certain types of polyps; a family history of colorectal cancer; a confirmed or suspected hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome, such as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or Lynch syndrome (hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer or HNPCC); a personal history of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease); or a personal history of abdominal or pelvic radiation for a previous cancer. Talk to your healthcare provider if you are not sure if you are at average or increased risk of colorectal cancer.6
OC-Auto Sensor io iFOB Test is designed to be used together as an immunoassay test system. The test system is intended for the qualitative detection of fecal occult blood in feces by professional laboratories. The automated test is used for the measurement of fecal occult blood and is useful as an aid to detect blood in stool when lower gastrointestinal bleeding may be suspected.
References:
- Colorectal cancer facts & figures 2023-2025. American Cancer Society. Accessed January 25, 2023. https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/colorectal-cancer-facts-and-figures/colorectal-cancer-facts-and-figures-2023.pdf
- Colorectal cancer risk factors. Accessed February 7, 2024. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/colon-rectal-cancer/causes-risks-prevention/risk-factors.html
- US Preventive Services Task Force, Davidson KW, Barry MJ, et al. Screening for colorectal cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. JAMA. 2021;325(19):1965-1977. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.6238
- Shaukat A, Kahi CJ, Burke CA, et al. ACG clinical guidelines: colorectal cancer screening 2021. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021;116(3):458-479. doi:10.14309/ajg.0000000000001122
- Rex DK, Boland CR, Dominitz JA, et al. Colorectal cancer screening: recommendations for physicians and patients from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on colorectal cancer. Am J Gastroenterol. 2017;112(7):1016-1030. doi:10.1038/ ajg.2017.174
- Wolf AMD, Fontham ETH, Church TR, et al. Colorectal cancer screening for average-risk adults: 2018 guidelines update from the American Cancer Society. CA Cancer J Clin. 2018;68(4):250-281. doi:10.3322/caac.21457
