FIT test or colonoscopy? Colon cancer in young adults and cancer screening recommendations

What causes colon cancer? Is colon cancer becoming more common? Is cancer screening effective? Can colon cancer happen at a young age? Can a FIT test detect colon cancer?

Our guest is Doug Corley, MD, PhD, chief research officer for The Permanente Medical Group. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update April 28, 2025
00:00 Colon cancer screening
01:12 Colon cancer statistics
01:28 Colon cancer risk by age
01:54 Colon cancer under 50
03:00 Colon cancer risk factors: Why are Gen Z and millennials getting colon cancer?
03:20 Colon cancer causes
03:50 Do cell phones cause cancer?
04:47 Types of colon cancer tests: Colonoscopy
04:57 Colonoscopy screening (colonoscopy vs FIT test)
05:04 FIT test: at-home cancer test kit (colon cancer poop)
05:33 Is colonoscopy better than at home test?
06:02 cancer screening rates
06:44 FIT test for colon cancer
07:19 Colonoscopy prep: What is a colonoscopy like?
08:01 At home cancer tests
08:42 US Preventative Services Task Force recommendations for cancer testing
09:08 JAMA study: Colon cancer risk reduction
10:48 Why people don’t get screened for cancer
11:21 Cancer screening programs
12:22 How to prevent colon cancer
12:52 Colorectal cancer screening: what age do you screen for cancer?
13:17 Early cancer detection test
13:45 Lifestyle changes for cancer prevention
14:25 Recommendations for colon cancer test: How often should you get screened for cancer?
14:32 How often should you get a colonoscopy?

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