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Colon cancer screening guidelines for lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer women

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer women, and other women who have sex with women (WSW) need to be screened for colon cancer according to the following guidelines:

At average risk, age 50+	Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) at least every two years
At high risk	Colonoscopies starting at age 50, or 10 years before a first-degree relative was diagnosed with colon cancer. People at high risk may have: a first-degree relative (parent, sibling or child) who has had colon cancer a personal history of colon cancer a personal history of benign polyps in the colon or rectum inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease) inherited conditions, such as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer (HNPCC)

At average risk, age 50+

Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) at least every two years

At high risk

Colonoscopies starting at age 50, or 10 years before a first-degree relative was diagnosed with colon cancer.

People at high risk may have:

a first-degree relative (parent, sibling or child) who has had colon cancer
a personal history of colon cancer
a personal history of benign polyps in the colon or rectum
inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease)
inherited conditions, such as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer (HNPCC)

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