Bowel Cancer Screening Guidelines

Screening Guidelines

In general your General practitioner will be advised, as part of your report, when your next procedure is recommended (if required).

Note: if in doubt contact your doctor.

• Average risk (no risk factors) begin screening age 50
• Previous unremakable colonoscopy or single small polyp without high grade dysplasia 5 yearly
• multiple adenomas or other significant polyp: 3 years
• Ulcerative colitis or colnic Crohn's disease >10 years colonoscopy every 2 years
• Family history of bowel cancer before age 50 : 10 to 15 years before affected persons age at diagnosis
• Hereditary bowel cancer syndrome: generally yearly, but check with doctor
• Other circumstanances will be advised by your gastroenterologist