Colorectal cancer screening: Opportunities to improve uptake, outcomes, and disparities

Table 1 Colorectal cancer screening recommendations for guaiac-based fecal occult blood test, fecal immunochemical test and colonoscopy among asymptomatic average-risk adults

	USPSTF[22]	CTFPHC[21]	CAG[19]	USMSTF[23]	ACG[20]
Publication year	2016	2016	2010	2008	2008
Country	United States	Canada	Canada	United States	United States
Age cut-off	50 to 752	50 to 74	50 to 752	Start at 50	Start at 50
gFOBT	Every year	Every 2 yr	Every 1 or 2 yr3	Every year	Every year
FIT	Every year	Every 2 yr	Every 1 or 2 yr3	Every year	Every year
CSPY	Every 10 yr	Not recommended	Not recommended4	Every 10 yr	Every 10 yr
Preferred test1	No preference	No preference	FIT5	CSPY	CSPY

¹Preferred test considering gFOBT, FIT and CSPY as potential CRC screening tests;

²CRC screening can be considered between ages 76 to 85 years on an individual basis;

³Frequency of testing dependent on jurisdictional resources;

⁴Recommendation against CSPY for population-based CRC screening. CSPY was a recommended option for opportunistic screening;

⁵Preference in the setting of programmatic CRC screening. ACG: American College of Gastroenterology; CAG: Canadian Association of Gastroenterology; CRC: Colorectal cancer; CSPY: Colonoscopy; CTFPHC: Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care; FIT: Fecal immunochemical test; gFOBT: Guaiac-based fecal occult blood test; USMSTF: United States Multi-Society Task Force; USPSTF: United States Preventative Services Task Force.