If you have colon cancer on both sides of the family, what's the earliest you can get tested for it? Can u start in your twenties?
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If you ask a doctor they will say age 40 or 50. But I think in your case, 35 or so might be good. Hospitals want to save money by delaying testing, so don't take their word for it.
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It is recommended to start colon cancer screening at age 50. Of course if you have symptoms of colon cancer or other GI conditions it will be done earlier, but they wont do it in your 20s without good reason. Having relatives on both sides of the family who have had colon cancer doesn’t change this, unless they were diagnosed with an extremely rare form of colon cancer that is hereditary. Otherwise only about 15% of people diagnosed with colon cancer had a first degree relative who also had colon cancer.
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When did others in your family get it? If you have family members getting it in their 30's, then I'd get checked at 20. My mother got it at age 72, so I waited until I was 50 to get checked. Good luck.
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