When should I get screened for Colon Cancer?

⁉️Did you know that in 2018, the American Cancer Society updated the guideline for colorectal cancer screenings from age 50 to age 45? If you are 45 and older and haven't had your first colon cancer screening, now is the time! 🔹As Dr. Payne shares with FOX10 News it is recommended that average-risk adults aged 45 years and older undergo regular screening with either a high-sensitivity stool-based test or a structural (visual) exam, based on personal preferences and test availability. As a part of the screening process, all positive results on non-colonoscopy screening tests should be followed up with timely colonoscopy. 👩‍⚕️If you are in need a primary care physician or a gastroenterologist to begin the process of being screened, use our 🔎FIND A DOCTOR tab at infirmaryhealth.org Dr. Issac Payne is a fellowship trained colorectal surgeon. He completed his subspecialty training in colon and rectal surgery at Orlando Regional Medical Center’s Colon & Rectal Clinic of Orlando — a nationally recognized fellowship distinguished in minimally invasive and robotic colon and rectal surgery. Dr. Payne completed his residency in general surgery at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. Dr. Payne joined Cancer Surgery of Mobile in 2018. http://www.cancersurgerymobile.com/ph...