HCP Live April 21, 2024
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Wilt discusses the different screening methods recommended by ACP and explains how he talks about screening with his patients.

Although the US Preventive Services Task Force updated its colorectal cancer screening recommendation to lower the screening age from 50 to 45, the American College of Physicians (ACP) still suggests starting screening at age 50, citing uncertainty about the benefits versus harms of screening asymptomatic average-risk adults 45 – 49 years of age.1,2

Additionally, ACP does not recommend certain screening tests endorsed by other organizations, again attributed to considerations regarding the burden and costs associated with different screening modalities.

In an interview with HCPLive at the 2024 American College of Physicians (ACP) Internal Medicine Meeting in Boston, Timothy Wilt, MD, MPH,...

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