Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 13.
Published in final edited form as: Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2009;23(6):889–907. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2009.10.010

Table 2. Colorectal neoplasia screening strategies for average-risk subjects.

To diagnose colorectal cancer
1. Fecal occult blood tests

  1. Guaiac based tests-annually

  2. Immunochemical tests ?-annually
2. Fecal NDA tests

  1. Panel of 5 markers. ? frequency

  2. Promoter methylation and other marker
To diagnose colorectal cancer and premalignant colon neoplasia

  1. Fibersigmoidoscopy – every 5 or ? 10 years

  2. Double contrast barium enema – every 5 years

  3. Optical colonoscopy
    1. White light – every 10 years
    2. Chromoendoscopy of other novel endoscopic modalities

  4. Virtual (CT – colonoscopy) -? every 10 years

Modified from (2008) – Screening for Colorectal Cancer. Ann. Int. Med. 149. [41]