33 year old patient whose father died of colon cancer at the age of 45. When do you start screening with colonoscopy? NOW -at 33 OR -at 40? 35?
Rule is to start at 40 or 10 years before the diagnosis of Colon cancer in a first degree relative, but what if the question doesn't say an age of diagnosis? it only says the age of death by colon cancer?
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02/04/08 - 10:35 AM
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good q...can we get guaic instead..colonoscopy ??? ___________________ “People don't change. For example, I'm gonna keep on repeating 'people don't change.' ”
DrVirgo Forum Hero
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02/06/08 - 11:46 AM
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No.
Those are the choices.
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02/06/08 - 11:51 AM
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At 35 We have to choose whatever is earlier though we don't know the age at diagnosis.
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02/06/08 - 12:14 PM
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nyimalay wrote: At 35 We have to choose whatever is earlier though we don't know the age at diagnosis.
Why not NOW -at 33?
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