Screening Colonoscopy Yields Among Adults Aged 45 to 49 Years After Lowering the Colon Cancer Screening Age

JAMA. 2025 Aug 5;334(5):449-452. doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.7494.
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This study assesses colorectal neoplasia yields at screening colonoscopy in adults aged 45 to 49 years vs 50 to 54 years in a large US health system after the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) began recommending that average-risk adults begin colorectal cancer screening at age 45 years.