The Impact of Age on Preferences for Colorectal Cancer Surveillance Strategies: Are Fecal Immunochemical Tests FIT for Surveillance?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Individuals with a known risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) are recommended regular surveillance colonoscopies. Alternative surveillance strategies incorporating fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) may improve colonoscopy resource utilization and be more appropriate for those with a lower risk of CRC, particularly younger adults. This study compared younger (< 50 years) and older (≥ 50 years) adults' preferences for different CRC surveillance strategies.

Methods

Eight hundred individuals enrolled in a colonoscopy-based surveillance program were invited to complete a survey assessing CRC surveillance preferences. Preferences for colonoscopy frequency and the acceptability of two alternative protocols were assessed: (1) providing FIT between colonoscopies, and (2) a FIT

SUBMITTER: Dix M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11873988 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature