. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: Med Decis Making. 2018 Apr 3;38(5):601–613. doi: 10.1177/0272989X18763802

Table 1.

Screening options for colorectal cancer

Screening options
Annual fecal occult blood test with sensitivity 20%	A1	Non-invasive
Annual fecal occult blood test with sensitivity 40%	A2	Non-invasive
Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years	A3	Invasive
Fecal DNA test every 5 years	A4	Non-invasive
Annual immunochemical fecal occult blood test	A5	Non-invasive
Annual fecal occult blood test and flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years	A6	Both
CT colonography	A7	Non-invasive
Double contrast barium enema	A8	Invasive
Annual immunochemical fecal occult blood test and flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years	A9	Both
Colonoscopy every 10 years	A10	Invasive