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Years to rescreen based on OC and CTC findings
| Size of largest polyp | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen | Ages | Sex | None | <6 mm (diminutive) | 6–9 mm (small) | 10+ mm (large) |
| OC | All | Both | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| CTC | All | Both | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
na Not applicable
Source: For OC, Authors’ analysis of US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer Guidelines [29] and published literature. For CTC, the lesser of 5 years or the rescreen time for OC
